Open AccessExperiences and perceptions of birth companions supporting women in labour at a District Hospital in Limpopo, South Africa
Author(s) -
Joy Violet Summerton,
Tsakani R. Mtileni,
Maphei E. Moshabela
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
curationis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2223-6279
pISSN - 0379-8577
DOI - 10.4102/curationis.v44i1.2186
Subject(s) - childbirth , nonprobability sampling , nursing , thematic analysis , birth attendant , maternity care , medicine , health care , perception , quality (philosophy) , family medicine , psychology , qualitative research , pregnancy , population , maternal health , sociology , environmental health , political science , social science , genetics , law , biology , health services , philosophy , epistemology , neuroscience
South 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.