Six counsellors were recruited from each of the four sites and from different sections of maternity care within each site including antenatal clinics, labour wards, postnatal and neonatal wards.
They are seen in antenatal clinic and labour wards.
The maternity and paediatric units consist of the following: Antenatal Clinic, Prenatal Ward, Gynaecology Ward, Labour Room, Postnatal Ward, Paediatrics Wards.
Rather, authority and passivity heavily characterise the interactions between healthcare workers and women, especially in the ANC clinic or labour ward.
Information sessions were held for antenatal clinic and labour ward staff prior to the commencement of recruitment and during the recruitment period, to familiarise staff with the study and incorporate their suggestions into the study protocol if appropriate.
At the hospital a list of care providers was obtained from the administration and the following departments were included: outpatient, reproductive and child health (RCH) clinic and labour ward where at least 2 health workers were interviewed from each department.
The few who acknowledged the relevance of preserving privacy in ANC clinics and labour wards even countered the argument by highlighting the limitations imposed by infrastructural constraints.
We analysed blood samples from 88 women with singleton pregnancies recruited in the Low- and High-Risk Clinics and Labour and Delivery Unit at Yale-New Haven Hospital between December 2004 and March 2010.
Other studies have reported that HCWs do not allow husbands in with their wives due to congestion and lack of privacy in ANC clinics and labour rooms therefore negating any efforts directed towards encouraging the participation of men in care.
The antenatal clinics and labour wards of the primary health centers are largely manned by the CHEWs (and occasionally by nurse/midwives), while those of the general hospitals are manned by nurse/midwives backed by doctors.
