Quality of care

Would you recommend this facility

3 75%
1 25%
Were you treated with kindness, respect and understanding?
4 100%
0%
Do your care providers respect your decisions?
4 100%
0%
Do your care providers genuinely care about your wellbeing?
4 100%
0%
Do you feel you received conflicting information and advice from
different care providers?
2
2

50%
50%

Do you wish your care providers had more time to talk to you?
2 50%
2 50%
Antenatal Care
When did you have a booking appointment with the birth facility?
0%

1
1

0%
0%
0%
50%
50%

Are prenatal classes offered?

2 100%
0%
Support person/people
Could your partner stay overnight after birth?
0%
4 100%

Could your support person (partner, companion) be in the birth room

during labour and birth?
4 100%
0%
Were other support people (e.g. grandparents and siblings of the
baby) be in the birth room during labour and birth?
3
1

75%
25%

Were your support people made to feel welcome during labour?

4 100%
0%
Postnatal Care
How many nights after a vaginal birth did you stay in hospital?
0%
0%
0%
1 25%
2 50%
1 25%
How many nights after a caesarean section did you stay?
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###
###
###
###
Could you co-sleep with your baby if you wanted?
2 50%
2 50%
Did your care providers check on you enough during your stay/care?
2 50%
2 50%
Was a lactation consultant available to you?
3 75%
1 25%
Did someone from the facility visit you at home after discharge?

3
1

75%
25%

Caesarean Care
Was your caesarean...
1 100%
0%
Did you have the option of a VBAC (Vaginal birth after caesarean)?
1 100%
0%
0%
0%
Were you able to hold your baby in the theatre?
0%
1 100%

Quality of care
Would you recommend this facility
Yes
No
Were you treated with kindness, respect and understanding?
Yes
No
Do your care providers respect your decisions?
Yes
No
Do your care providers genuinely care about your wellbeing?
Yes
No
Do you feel you received conflicting information and advice from
different care providers?
Yes
No
Do you wish your care providers had more time to talk to you?
Yes
No
Antenatal Care
When did you have a booking appointment with the birth facility?
before 12 weeks
13-15
16-18
19-24
25-30
30-40

weeks
weeks
weeks
weeks
weeks

Are prenatal classes offered?

Yes
No
Support person/people
Could your partner stay overnight after birth?
Yes
No

Birth
What year did you birt
3
75%
0%
1
25%

How did you have your

4 100%
0%
0%

Had you met any of yo

2
50%
2
50%
Do your feel your care
birth?
3
75%
1

25%

Do you feel comfortabl

4 100%
0%
Did you feel rushed or
birth?
1
25%
3
75%
Do you feel you made
birth?
3
75%
1
25%

Vaginal Birth
How did your labour st
3
75%
1
25%

How did your labour pr

2
50%
1
25%
1
25%

Could you eat and drin

2
50%

Could your support person (partner, companion) be in the birth room

during labour and birth?
Yes
No

Could you choose the p

squatting, sitting, mov
4 100%

Were other support people (e.g. grandparents and siblings of the

baby) be in the birth room during labour and birth?
Yes
No
Were your support people made to feel welcome during labour?
Yes
No
Postnatal Care
How many nights after a vaginal birth did you stay in hospital?
I had a home birth
I did not stay over night
1 Night
2 nights
3 nights
4 or more nights
How many nights after a caesarean section did you stay?
I did not stay over night
1 Night
2 nights
3 nights
4 or more nights
Could you co-sleep with your baby if you wanted?
Yes
No
Did your care providers check on you enough during your stay/care?
Yes
No
Was a lactation consultant available to you?
Yes
No
Did someone from the facility visit you at home after discharge?

50%

0%

Was this a VBAC (vagin

0%
4 100%

Could you choose the p

squatting, sitting, mov
4 100%
0%

1
3

Did you have an episio

25%
75%

Did you have delayed

3
75%
1
25%

Did you have a physiol

1
25%
3

75%

Were you able to hold

4 100%
0%
Pain Relief
What methods of pain
1
25%
2
50%
1
25%
0%
1
25%
0%

Did you labour in a poo

0%

Yes
No
Caesarean Care
Was your caesarean...
An elective/planned caesarean
Emergency caesarean (I was in labour already)
Did you have the option of a VBAC (Vaginal birth after caesarean)?
This was my first caesarean
Yes (I chose not to have a VBAC)
Yes (I was unable to have a VBAC)
No
Were you able to hold your baby in the theatre?
Yes
No

100%

Did you birth in a pool

0%
4 100%
Sample S

What year did you birth?

2014
2015
2016
How did you have your baby?*
Vaginal Birth
Intrumental Vaginal Birth (Forceps, suction cup etc)
Caesarean
Had you met any of your care provider(s) for labour and/or birth before?
Yes
No
Do your feel your care providers were on your side during labour and/or
birth?
Yes
No
Do you feel comfortable asking questions during labour and/or birth?
Yes
No
Did you feel rushed or hurried by care providers during labour and/or
birth?
Yes
No
Do you feel you made informed decisions throughout your labour and/or
birth?
Yes
No
Vaginal Birth
How did your labour start?
Induction of labour
spontaneously
How did your labour progress?
Naturally
Infusion of pitocin commenced during labour to progress
Induction continued/pitocin continued
Could you eat and drink during labour?
Yes

No
Could you choose the position you wanted to be in during labour (e.g.,
squatting, sitting, moving around)?
Yes
No
Was this a VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean)?
Yes
No
Could you choose the position you wanted to be in during birth (e.g.,
squatting, sitting, moving around)?
Yes
No
Did you have an episiotomy?
Yes
No
Did you have delayed cord clamping?
Yes
No
Did you have a physiological third stage of labour?
I had physiological management (my placenta birthed
naturally)
I had active management (I received an injection of
syntometron to deliver my placenta quicker)
Were you able to hold your baby straight after baby was born?
Yes
No
Pain Relief
What methods of pain relief did you use?
I did not have pain relief
Gas and Air
Water emersion/shower
Pethidine
Epidural/Spinal Block
TENS Machine
Did you labour in a pool or bath?
Yes

No
Did you birth in a pool or bath?
Yes
No
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