Numbers (and percentages) of negative responses for items on the observational checklist concerning communication between doctor and woman during labour/delivery, unless otherwise stated
| Control period N=565 | Intervention period N=631 | Control period N=565 | Intervention period N=631 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) of the average score | 0.34 (0.13) | 0.39 (0.10) | |||
| Mean (SD) of the average score for complete checklist | 0.34 (0.10) | 0.39 (0.09) | |||
| Checklist item | Checklist item | ||||
| Did the doctor identify himself/herself? | 539 (100) | 621 (99) | Was the woman asked any questions at this stage? | 168 (32) | 94 (15) |
| Did the doctor call the woman by her name? | 132 (24) | 99 (16) | Did the woman ask any questions at this stage? | 292 (56) | 281 (46) |
| Did the doctor take the woman's permission to examine her? | 326 (61) | 305 (49) | Did the doctor respond to her queries? | 275 (63) | 342 (64) |
| Did the doctor explain the plan he/she will follow? | 497 (92) | 577 (92) | Was the doctor responsive to the woman's pain? | 285 (59) | 333 (57) |
| Before starting the vaginal examination, did the doctor | Was the woman encouraged at this stage? | 186 (40) | 239 (42) | ||
| Take her permission for the exam? | 335 (62) | 262 (42) | Was the woman told about the proximity of labour? | 242 (55) | 363 (66) |
| Close the door? | 472 (88) | 568 (91) | Was the woman told about the stages of labour? | 399 (95) | 533 (98) |
| Cover the woman during the exam? | 315 (59) | 116 (18) | Was the woman told about her role during labour? | 347 (83) | 508 (94) |
| Ask the woman to bend her knees? | 210 (39) | 79 (13) | During delivery, was the woman asked to push? | 26 (6) | 23 (4) |
| After completing the vaginal examination, did the doctor | Did they explain to the woman when and how to push? | 237 (57) | 230 (42) | ||
| Tell the woman the results of the exam? | 418 (78) | 504 (81) | Did the woman ask any questions at this stage? | 284 (68) | 296 (55) |
| Explain the next steps to be followed? | 486 (91) | 586 (94) | Did the doctor respond to her queries? | 264 (77) | 330 (72) |
| Relay the findings to other team members? | 241 (45) | 102 (16) | Did the doctor inform the mother about her baby's status? | 307 (75) | 386 (72) |
| Relay the findings to the midwives/nurses? | 393 (80) | 579 (93) | Was the woman congratulated after the delivery? | 217 (53) | 214 (40) |
| Did the doctor give instructions about eating and drinking? | 463 (87) | 516 (83) | Was the woman instructed about the process after the delivery? | 392 (95) | 515 (96) |
| Did the doctor give instructions about movement? | 335 (63) | 428 (70) | Was the woman instructed about how to care for her newborn? | 409 (99) | 534 (99) |
Owing to missing information some of the percentages do not tie up with the total number given. The columns compare the numbers all the intervention clusters to the control clusters.