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Pregnancy outcome score: a clinical indicator of the childbirth process
1North Queensland Clinical School, University of Queensland, Cairns Base Hospital, Australia.
Clinical indicators associated with the process of childbirth are either gross (e.g. perinatal mortality rate) or measures of intervention (e.g. Caesarean section rate). Morbidity and process are rarely, if ever, addressed. We developed and piloted a simple pregnancy outcome score as a comparative indicator of outcome. This scoring system is easy to apply, and there was a positive and significant correlation between the pregnancy outcome score and the risk status of the patients.
Clinical indicators associated with the process of childbirth are either gross (e.g. perinatal mortality rate) or measures of intervention (e.g. Caesarean section rate). Morbidity and process are rarely, if ever, addressed. We developed and piloted a simple pregnancy outcome score as a comparative indicator of outcome. This scoring system is easy to apply, and there was a positive and significant correlation between the pregnancy outcome score and the risk status of the patients.