Table 2 Participants’ experiences of mistreatment in the past 30 days preceding the training (Survey finding)

Have you seen birth attendants ignore the concerns of a labouring woman?

Have you seen a labouring woman left alone for a long period of time?

Have you seen a healthy newborn kept in a different room from his/her mother?

Have you seen health workers conduct a vaginal examination on a labouring woman without maintaining physical privacy?

Have you seen a labouring woman denied foods or fluids when she wanted to have some?

Have you heard health workers use insults, intimidation, threats or coercion with a labouring woman or her companions?

Have you seen health workers discriminate against a labouring woman based on a specific attribute (age/marital status/ethnicity/education/HIV status)?

Have you seen health workers use physical force with a labouring woman (for example slapping, hitting, or tying on a bed)?

In your own personal capacity have you done anything that may have disrespected a woman in childbirth?

Have you ever felt disrespected or abused in your workplace by a patient or other staff member?