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Experiences and perceptions of birth companions supporting women in labour at a District Hospital in Limpopo, South Africa.
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- Strengthening Teamwork and Respect (STAR): nurses' perspectives and experiences of disrespectful maternity care in rural district hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Global health action · 2026Article
- How Supportive Care Shapes Women's Childbirth Satisfaction: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Between help and hindrance: a qualitative study on inclusion of birth companions in closed, invited and contested spaces within maternity care settings in Malawi.BMJ public health · 2026Article
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- Analysis of factors affecting companions' level of adherence to support roles during labor and childbirth: a mixed-methods study.SAGE open medicine · 2025Article
- "I managed to stand on my own. I saved my baby's life.": qualitative analysis of birth experiences from women living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Desire for Birth Companionship Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Debremarkos City, Northwest Ethiopia: Magnitude and Associated Factors.Frontiers in global women's health · 2022Article
- Perception of childbirth companion presence and its determinants among maternity care providers in Southwest Ethiopia: Mixed-method study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundSouth Africa has included birth companions in its national guidelines for maternity care and the revised Maternity Case Record, in and effort to improve the quality and experience of care. However, reservations amongst healthcare providers remain about the acceptability of birth companions in the labour ward.
objectivesTo document the experiences and perceptions of birth companions who supported women in labour in a rural hospital in Limpopo Province where a Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) project was piloted.
methodAn institution-based cross-sectional study design was employed. Purposive sampling was employed where all birth companions who supported a woman during labour and birth were included in the study. The experiences and perceptions of birth companions were captured using a birth companion feedback book during the period of 1st April to 30th August 2019. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data.
resultsSeventy-one (71) of the 73 birth companions only had positive responses about the birthing experience and how both the birth companion and woman in labour were treated. Two birth companions were dissatisfied with the treatment provided by the midwife that supported the birth.
conclusionIt is important for healthcare providers to understand the far reaching emotional and psychological impact of their attitudes and behaviour on, not only women in labour but also on others who witness their (healthcare providers) behaviour. Mechanisms to obtain feedback from birth companions should be integrated into strategies to improve the quality and experience of care for women during childbirth.
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