Table 3 Companionship during labor, at the time of birth and postpartum by site status
From: Birth companionship in a government health system: a pilot study in Kigoma, Tanzania
Reported Companionship | Women in intervention sites | Women in comparison sites |
|---|---|---|
N = 603% | N = 486% | |
Had a companion during at least one period of time: labor, birth or postpartum | 83.1 | 20.6 |
Had a companion during labor (% yes) | 76.5 | 6.2 |
Had a companion at the time of birth (% yes) | 67.8 | 2.3 |
Had a companion during the postpartum period (% yes) | 56.9 | 19.1 |