Variable | Response | Women who did not initiate breast feeding within 1 hour after birth | ||
% n=154 | Relative risk (95% CI) | P value | ||
Birth attendant had received training on newborn care | No | 49 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) | 0.2 |
Yes | 51 | |||
There were delays in providing care | No | 90 | 0.7 (0.5 to 1.03) | 0.2 |
Yes | 10 | |||
Communication was easy and frequent between woman and birth attendant | No | 2 | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.8) | 0.5 |
Yes | 98 | |||
Poor staff attitude | No | 96 | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.1) | 0.2 |
Yes | 4 | |||
Woman denied some safe traditional childbirth practices* | No | 99 | 4.5 (1.2 to 17.1) | 0.003‡ |
Yes | 1 | |||
Birth attendant determined the birth position | No | 41 | 1 (0.8 to 1.3) | >0.9 |
Yes | 59 | |||
Woman was allowed to give birth in the position she preferred† | No | 37 | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) | 0.5 |
Yes | 63 | |||
Woman encouraged to consume fluids/food at least once during labour | No | 16 | 2.1 (1.5 to 3.0) | 0.001 |
Yes | 84 | |||
Mother and newborn kept in the same room after delivery (rooming in) | No | 2 | 2.6 (2.3 to 2.9) | 0.059‡ |
Yes | 98 | |||
Mother had skin-to-skin contact with newborn in the first hour after birth | No | 45 | 2.3 (1.8 to 2.8) | <0.001 |
Yes | 55 | |||
Woman had blood loss greater than 500 mL during labour and delivery | No | 99 | 1.17 (0.2 to 5.9) | >0.9‡ |
Yes | 1 | |||
The labour room was clean and comfortable | No | 18 | 0.98 (0.7 to 1.4) | 0.9 |
Yes | 82 |
*n=154.
†n=150.
‡Fishers X2.