Table 3 Delivery room practices of maternity workers
Delivery room practices engaged in by maternity staff | Doctors (n = 21) Freq (%) | Nurses (n = 57) Freq (%) | *CHEWs (n = 74) Freq (%) | Total (n = 152) Freq (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Allow client's husband into the delivery room | 12 (57.1) | 34 (59.6) | 34 (45.9) | 80 (52.6) |
Allow one or more client's relatives (apart from the husband) into the delivery room | 6 (28.6) | 13 (22.8) | 8 (10.8) | 27 (17.8) |
Use the partograph in monitoring labour | 18 (87.5) | 35 (61.4) | 9 (12.2) | 62 (40.8) |
Refer to obstetric protocols in the labour ward to aid decision making | 11 (52.4) | 27 (47.4) | 27 (36.5) | 65 (42.8) |