Intrapartum care (N=135) | | |
First stage of labor | | |
Recommended practices | | |
Partograph used along with the progress of labor | 53 (39.3) | 30.9, 48.0 |
Women's mobility encouraged during labor | 94 (69.6) | 61.7, 77.2 |
Offering alternate/upright birthing positions to laboring women | 0 (0) | 0 |
Frequency of PV examination (as per records) | | |
0–3 | 64 (47.5) | 38.7, 56.1 |
4–7 | 70 (51.9) | 43.1, 60.5 |
8–11 | 1 (0.7) | 0.0, 4.0 |
A birth companion was allowed | 94 (69.6) | 61.7, 77.2 |
Fetal heart rate measured | 135 (100) | 97.3, 100 |
Frequency of fetal heart rate monitoring | | |
Hourly | 111 (82.2) | 74.7, 88.2 |
Half-hourly | 24 (17.8) | 11.7, 25.2 |
Not-recommended practices | | |
Pubic shaving done | 54 (40.0) | 31.6, 48.7 |
Enema given | 65 (48.1) | 39.4, 56.9 |
Augmentation with intravenous oxytocin before confirming delay in labor | 87 (64.4) | 55.7, 72.4 |
Second stage of labor (N=120) | | |
Recommended practices | | |
Alternate birthing positions were used | 16 (13.3) | 7.8, 20.7 |
Not-recommended practices | | |
Fundal pressure given | 61 (50.8) | 41.5, 60.1 |
Episiotomy done | 70 (58.3) | 48.9, 67.3 |
Third stage of labor (N=120) | | |
Recommended practice | | |
Uterotonics being given on time | 109 (90.8) | 84.1, 95.3 |
Neonatal care | | |
Recommended practices | | |
Baby was wrapped immediately | 58 (48.3) | 39.1, 57.6 |
Skin-to-skin contact of the child with mother (baby kept on mother's stomach immediately after birth) | 41 (34.2) | 25.7, 43.3 |
Delayed cord clamping | 53 (44.2) | 35.1, 53.5 |
Breastfeeding initiated within one hour of delivery | 18 (15.0) | 9.1, 22.7 |
Not-recommended practices | | |
Suctioning of throat and nose of newborn done | 41 (34.2) | 25.7, 43.3 |
Respectful maternity care | | |
PV examination (N=135) | | |
Verbal consent was taken from the client before PV examination | 86 (63.7) | 54.9, 71.8 |
Curtains were drawn during PV examination/separate room for PV | 43 (31.8) | 24.1, 40.4 |
Client treated with concern and empathy (N=120) | 85 (70.8) | 62.7, 78.9 |
Clients helped to move around during labor | 92 (76.6) | 69.1, 84.2 |
Disrespectful maternity care | | |
Clients shouted at | 18 (15.0) | 9.1, 22.7 |
Clients taunted | 22 (18.3) | 11.8, 26.4 |
Clients slapped | 2 (1.6) | 0.2, 5.8 |