Table 1 Demographic profile of mothers and midwives recruited for the study
Mothers | N = 24 | % | Midwives | N = 12 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Age in years on your last birthday | 1. Gender | ||||
16–20 | 7 | 29 | Male | 0 | 0 |
21–30 | 12 | 50 | Female | 12 | 100 |
31+ | 05 | 21 | |||
2. Parity: | 2. Qualifications | ||||
Primigravida | 13 | 54 | Registered midwife | 10 | 83 |
Para 2–3 | 07 | 29 | Advanced midwife | 02 | 17 |
Para 4+ | 04 | 17 | |||
3. Delivery outcome (exclude fetal deaths | 3. Duration of allocation in labour ward - years | ||||
Normal vaginal delivery | 19 | 79 | 2–4 | 06 | 50 |
Forceps or vacuum extraction delivery | 0 | 0 | 5–6 | 04 | 33 |
Caesarian section (not elective) | 05 | 21 | > 7 | 02 | 17 |
4. Duration of labour (hours) | 4. Cultural/ Ethnic group | ||||
2–4 | 2 | 8 | Northern Sotho | 9 | 75 |
5–8 | 4 | 17 | Tsonga | 2 | 17 |
> 9 | 18 | 75 | Venda | 1 | 8 |
Others | 0 | 0 | |||
5. Pain relief during labour | 5. Religious affiliation | ||||
Pharmacological | 03 | 13 | Protestants | 4 | 33 |
Non-pharmacological | 21 | 87 | Apostolic church | 2 | 17 |
Zion Christian church | 2 | 17 | |||
Others | 4 | 33 | |||
6. Cultural/ Ethnic group | |||||
Northern Sotho | 15 | 63 | |||
Tsonga | 4 | 17 | |||
Venda | 3 | 12 | |||
Others | 2 | 08 | |||
7. Family status | |||||
Married | 10 | 42 | |||
Single | 14 | 58 | |||
Divorced | 0 | 0 | |||
Widow | 0 | 0 | |||
8. Religious affiliation | |||||
Protestants | 14 | 58 | |||
Apostolic church | 3 | 13 | |||
Zion Christian church | 7 | 29 | |||
Others | 0 | 0 | |||
9. Educational status | |||||
Never literate | 2 | 8 | |||
Primary school literate | 5 | 21 | |||
Secondary school literate | 9 | 38 | |||
Tertiary institution | 8 | 33 | |||
10. Companion present? | |||||
Yes | 0 | 0 | |||
No | 24 | 100 | |||
11. Participation in childbirth preparation classes | |||||
Yes | 1 | 4 | |||
No | 23 | 96 | |||
12. Transfer from another hospital | |||||
Yes | 5 | 21 | |||
No | 19 | 79 | |||