Table 3 Comparison of women’s and providers’ perspectives on the acceptability of circumstances for mistreatment during childbirth
Circumstance | To slap | To yell | Refuse to help | Deliver on floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Woman is uncooperative or disobedient | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ |
Woman is impolite, rude or insulting to the provider | ✓ | – | – | – |
Woman crosses her legs during delivery | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
Woman is making “too much noise” during labor | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ |
Wish expressed by a woman in labor | – | – | – | ✓ |
Prevent a woman from falling off the table | – | – | – | ✓ |
If the woman does not have contractions | – | – | – | ✓ |
No more bed space | – | – | – | ✓ |