Table 5.

Actions taken by the health workers to help women with postpartum bleeding

Health workers’ actions to mitigate postpartum bleeding	N	%
Packing of vagina with sanitary pad	47	37.0
Send and wait for the doctor	2	1.6
Referral to a higher level of care	36	28.3
Setting of IV infusion followed by referral	18	14.2
Don’t know what to do	24	18.9
Total	127	100.0