Table 2 Obstetricians’ activities and standard times in patient care, support, and related activities in the UCC and OD in a maternity hospital in Bahia, Brazil
Workload component | Activities in workload component | Time spent in the activity | Unit of measurement |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient care activities in the Obstetrics Department | Care for normal deliveries without instrumentation | 152 | Minutes/activity |
Care for normal deliveries with instrumentation | 190 | Minutes/activity | |
Care for cesarean deliveries | 175 | Minutes/activity | |
Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) | 124 | Minutes/activity | |
Uterine curettage | 138 | Minutes/activity | |
Routine examination of patients in pre-labor, labor, and postpartum beds | 147 | Minutes/activity | |
Care for severe patients | 196 | Minutes/activity | |
Healthcare activities in Urgent Care Center | Examination | 20 | Minutes/activity |
Reexamination | 7 | Minutes/activity | |
Support activities in Obstetrics Department and Urgent Care Center | Shift handover | 20 | Minutes/activity/day |
Break | 150 | Minutes/activity/day | |
Supervision of interns/residents | 47 | Minutes/activity/day | |
Additional activities in the Obstetrics Department and Urgent Care Center | Administrative meetings | 384 | Hours/year |
Preparation of work schedules | 72 | Hours/year | |
Replies to inspections | 84 | Hours/year | |
Participation in committees | 16 | Hours/year |