Table 7 Providers’ perceptions of birth companionship at intervention sites among providers who allowed companionship
From: Birth companionship in a government health system: a pilot study in Kigoma, Tanzania
Opinion | During labor N = 83% | At time of birth N = 83% | Postpartum N = 83% |
|---|---|---|---|
Why do you allow a woman to have a companion? | |||
Helps provider with workload | 65.1 | 58.3 | 27.8 |
Tells provider if change or problem (woman) | 63.9 | 41.7 | 68.1 |
Gets woman what she needs | 55.4 | 40.3 | 73.6 |
Gives woman emotional support | 54.2 | 54.2 | 29.2 |
Helps woman feels more comfortable | 51.8 | 47.2 | 26.4 |
Gives woman advice | 28.9 | 34.7 | 22.2 |
Allows provider to be with other women | 25.3 | 18.1 | 20.8 |
Facility policy allows it | 18.1 | 27.8 | 9.7 |
Government policy allows it | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Other | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Helps care for the baby | NA | NA | 68.1 |
Helps with breastfeeding | NA | NA | 26.4 |
Tells provider if baby change/problem | NA | NA | 55.6 |
Would you say that allowing companions has been satisfying or dissatisfying for you as a provider? | |||
Very satisfying | 92.8 | 87.5 | 88.9 |
A little satisfying | 7.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
Neither satisfying nor dissatisfying | 0.0 | 4.2 | 2.8 |
A little dissatisfying | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Very dissatisfying | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Would you say that allowing companions has been helpful or unhelpful for you as a provider? | |||
Very helpful | 91.6 | 83.3 | 90.3 |
A little helpful | 8.4 | 9.7 | 6.9 |
Neither helpful nor unhelpful | 3.6 | 6.9 | 2.8 |
A little unhelpful | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Very unhelpful | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Would you say that allowing companions has made it harder, has not changed your ability or has improved your ability to give good quality care? | |||
Improved ability to give good quality care | 92.8 | 86.1 | 88.9 |
Has not changed ability to give good quality care | 7.2 | 13.9 | 11.1 |
Would you say that allowing companions has not met your expectations, met your expectations, or exceeded your expectations? | |||
Exceeded expectations | 25.3 | 20.8 | 16.7 |
Met expectations | 71.1 | 76.4 | 80.6 |
Did not meet expectations | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 |