The use of Bologna Score to assess normal labor care in maternities

Objective  To assess care during labor and delivery in habitual risk maternity units in a capital in southern Brazil.

Method  It is an evaluation research, retrospective, quantitative, developed in three hospitals. The variables relating to the Bologna Score (presence of a companion, use of partograph, absence of stimulation to labor, delivery in non-supine position; skin-to-skin mother with newborn) were collected in 406 records, tabulated in spreadsheets and submitted to simple frequency analysis. Collection lasted from June to September 2014.

Results  The assigned scores range from 0 to 5, according to the performance or not of practical activities. The following scores were obtained: 0 (7%); 1 (44,1%); 2 (40,4%); 3 (12,1%), 4 (2,5%), e 5 (0,2%).

Conclusion  In the usual risk maternities evaluated, the labor and birth care provided do not match the standards recommended by the World Health Organisation.

Health evaluation; Vaginal delivery; Perinatal mortality; Millennium Development Goals