Table 3 Reported practices across all ten hospitals at baseline
From: Promoting childbirth companions in South Africa: a randomised pilot study
Practice | % | N |
|---|---|---|
Not allowed companion | 84.5 | 2085 |
Preferred partner as companion | 49.7 | 2056 |
Left alone | 16.2 | 2080 |
Not allowed food | 77.4 | 2089 |
Not allowed fluids | 83.6 | 2089 |
Moving around not allowed during first stage of labour | 46.6 | 2083 |
Moving around not allowed during second stage of labour | 97.1 | 2072 |
Episiotomy performed | 34.7 | 2073 |
Enema given | 52.9 | 2087 |
Shouted at | 17.7 | 2085 |
Slapped or struck | 4.3 | 2080 |
Care described by woman as bad or very bad | 5.3 | 2089 |