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Table 2 Prevalence of good practices in normal labor and birth (WHO)

From: Good practices according to WHO’s recommendation for normal labor and birth and women’s assessment of the care received: the “birth in Brazil” national research study, 2011/2012

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