Table 2.
Prevalence of good practices in normal labor and birth (WHO)
| Good practices WHO | Excellent | Good | Regular | Poor | Very poor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Empathic support from caregivers | 1751 | 42.1 | 1868 | 44.9 | 352 | 8.6 | 68 | 1.6 | 116 | 2.8 |
| Privacy in birthing place | 1717 | 41.3 | 1955 | 47.1 | 323 | 7.8 | 75 | 1.7 | 85 | 2.1 |
| Clarity of the information/explanation | 1589 | 38.2 | 1880 | 45.2 | 448 | 10.8 | 124 | 3.1 | 114 | 2.7 |
| Receiving information/explanation | 1139 | 27.4 | 2230 | 53.7 | 546 | 13.1 | 140 | 3.4 | 101 | 2.4 |
| Yes | No | |||||||||
| Women’s choice of companions | 2907 | 90.7 | 298 | 9.3 | ||||||
| Free nutricion | 1412 | 34.5 | 2744 | 65.5 | ||||||
| Freedom position/movement | 1871 | 45.0 | 2285 | 55.0 | ||||||
| Use of non-pharmacological methods | 2618 | 37.5 | 1538 | 62.5 | ||||||
| Skin to skin contact | 1413 | 34.1 | 2732 | 65.9 | ||||||
| Initiationof breast-feeding in birthing place | 2010 | 48.6 | 2139 | 51.6 | ||||||
| No | Partial | Yes | ||||||||
| Presence of companion | 962 | 23.1 | 2192 | 52.8 | 1008 | 24.1 | ||||