Table 3 Characteristics of included studies
Study | First author, year | Country | Study aims | Participantsa, setting | Study design, data collectionb and analysis | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Adolphson et al., 2016 [35] | Mozambique | • Explore midwives’ perspectives of working conditions, professional role and attitudes towards women | • 9 midwives (6 x medium, 3 x basic level) • Urban, suburban, village and remote areas in 3 southern provinces | • Qualitative methods • SSI • Content analysis | M |
2. | Burrowes et al., 2017 [36] | Ethiopia | • Explore midwives’ understandings of patient rights and patient-centred care • Describe midwives’ experiences of D&A during labour and delivery and identify recommendations for improvement | • 4 midwives, 15 x BSc student midwives • Debre Markos health centres and university | • Cross-sectional qualitative • IDI • Thematic content analysis | M/H |
3. | Fujita et al., 2012 [37] | Benin | • Determine how the practice of humanised care affects midwives; implementation, understanding and factors influencing change in practice. | • 6 midwives • Tertiary hospital in the capital city, Porto-Novo | • Qualitative, descriptive • IDI • Grounded theory | M |
4. | Jeng, 2008 [38] | The Gambia | • Assess the practices and quality of delivery care during childbirth | • 5 midwives, 3 student midwives • Delivery ward, Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital | • Qualitative methods • IDI • Content analysis | L |
5. | Kruger & Schoombee, 2010 [39] Schoombee et al., 2005 [40] | South Africa | • Explore nurses’ experiences of abuse in a maternity ward • Explore maternity nurses’ psychological and emotional experiences | • 8 ‘Coloured’c, middle-class, Afrikaans speaking females • Maternity ward of the local state hospital | • Social constructionist grounded theory • SSI | M/H M/H |
6. | Lambert et al., 2018 [41] | South Africa | • Explore providers’ lived experiences of care during labour and birth • Inform recommendations to improve and monitor quality of care | • 30 midwives • 11 public health facilities • One urban (Guateng) and one rural (Limpopo) province | • Descriptive, phenomenological • IDI and FGD • Thematic framework analysis | M |
7. | Maputle & Hiss, 2010 [42] | South Africa | • Explore and describe the experiences of midwives managing women during labour • Inform development of a woman- centered care model to be integrated into the Batho-Pele Principles | • 12 midwives • Tertiary care hospital in the Limpopo Province | • Exploratory, descriptive, contextual and inductive • IDI • Open coding (Tesch) | M |
8. | Pettersson et al., 2006 [43] | Mozambique | • Explore midwives’ perception of factors obstructing or facilitating their ability to provide quality perinatal care | • 16 midwives • Labour ward, Maputo Central Hospital | • Qualitative • IDI • Grounded theory | M/H |
9. | Rominski et al., 2017 [44] | Ghana | • Examine disrespectful and abusive treatment towards labouring women | • 83 final year midwifery students • 15 public midwifery training colleges in all 10 of Ghana’s regions | • Not stated • FGD • Thematic analysis | M/H |
10. | Yakubu et al., 2014 [45] | Ghana | • Explore attitudes, beliefs, and self-reported behaviours of midwives to improve understanding of maltreatment during facility delivery | • 7 midwives • Small rural hospital • Central region | • Cross sectional, qualitative • SSI • Thematic analysis | M |