Table 8.

Women’s satisfaction with and perceptions of birth companionship among women with companions at intervention sites

Opinion	During labor N = 461%	At time of birth N = 409%	Postpartum N = 343%
Level of satisfaction with having a companion
Very satisfied	97.2	96.3	99.1
A little satisfied	2.2	3.7	0.3
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	0.4	0.0	0.3
A little dissatisfied	0.2	0.0	0.3
Very dissatisfied	0.0	0.0	0.0
Influence of having a labor companion on experience
Made experience better	82.4	86.1	96.8
Did not change experience	17.4	13.9	3.2
Don’t know	0.2	0.0	0.0
Influence of having a companion on future use of the facility
Increased chance of returning	92.4	99.3	95.3
Did not change chance of returning	6.9	8.1	4.7
Don’t know	0.7	0.7	0.0
Influence of having a companion on recommending the facility to family and friends
Increased chance of recommending facility	92.2	92.4	94.5
Did not change chance of recommending facility	7.8	7.6	5.3
Decrease chance of recommending facility	0.0	0.0	0.3

Source: exit interviews, December 2018