Important | Extremely Important | Important or Extremely Important | ||||
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Information Item | Freq | % | Freq | % | Freq | % |
12. Can my support people (e.g., partner, companion) be in the birth room when I’m having my baby? | 5 | 3.4% | 141 | 96.6% | 146 | 100.0% |
10. Would other women recommend this facility to their friends? | 57 | 39.0% | 84 | 57.5% | 141 | 96.6% |
17. Can I choose what position I want to be in during my labour and birth here (e.g., squatting, sitting, moving around)? | 28 | 19.2% | 112 | 76.7% | 140 | 95.9% |
7. How ‘nice’ is this facility (e.g., clean, 'new', etc)? | 69 | 47.3% | 67 | 45.9% | 136 | 93.2% |
38. Will my support people (e.g., partner, companion) be made to feel welcome? | 61 | 41.8% | 74 | 50.7% | 135 | 92.5% |
31. Does this facility have an intensive care unit for babies (i.e., a ‘NICU’)? | 32 | 22.1% | 101 | 69.7% | 133 | 91.7% |
20. What models of care are offered at this facility? | 62 | 44.9% | 62 | 44.9% | 124 | 89.9% |
2. Is this facility close to my home? | 66 | 45.2% | 64 | 43.8% | 130 | 89.0% |
41. Can I discuss my birth plan with my care provider? | 61 | 42.4% | 66 | 45.8% | 127 | 88.2% |
13. Can my partner stay overnight (and is there a cost for this)? | 34 | 23.3% | 94 | 64.4% | 128 | 87.7% |
28. What methods of pain relief can I have? | 56 | 38.4% | 72 | 49.3% | 128 | 87.7% |
6. How many care providers are there per woman at this facility? | 67 | 45.9% | 59 | 40.4% | 126 | 86.3% |
25. Are classes about how to breastfeed my baby offered? | 57 | 39.3% | 67 | 46.2% | 124 | 85.5% |
9. How many nights after birth can I stay? | 74 | 51.0% | 49 | 33.8% | 123 | 84.8% |
42. How many women have skin-to-skin contact with their baby straight after birth? | 28 | 19.3% | 94 | 64.8% | 122 | 84.1% |
4. Are tours of the facility available beforehand? | 76 | 52.1% | 43 | 29.5% | 119 | 81.5% |
18. Can I ask to have an epidural for pain management? | 44 | 30.1% | 74 | 50.7% | 118 | 80.8% |
24. Are prenatal and postnatal classes offered here? | 73 | 50.0% | 44 | 30.1% | 117 | 80.1% |
27. Can I have a private room? | 47 | 32.2% | 69 | 47.3% | 116 | 79.5% |
30. Can this facility provide “high-tech” care? | 34 | 25.8% | 70 | 53.0% | 104 | 78.8% |
19. Can I have a vaginal birth at this facility if I have had a caesarean section ('C-section') before? | 39 | 26.9% | 75 | 51.7% | 114 | 78.6% |
39. How long will I need to wait for a ‘booking appointment’? | 77 | 54.6% | 25 | 17.7% | 102 | 72.3% |
16. Does my private health insurance cover births in this facility? | 30 | 20.5% | 75 | 51.4% | 105 | 71.9% |
21. Is shared care offered? | 63 | 48.1% | 31 | 23.7% | 94 | 71.8% |
26. Does this facility have a midwifery group practice model? | 44 | 33.8% | 48 | 36.9% | 92 | 70.8% |
3. Is there ample parking? | 76 | 52.1% | 21 | 14.4% | 97 | 66.4% |
37. How long will I need to wait in the waiting room when I have appointments? | 66 | 45.2% | 29 | 19.9% | 95 | 65.1% |
33. How many women have caesarean sections (‘C-sections’) here? | 54 | 37.0% | 38 | 26.0% | 92 | 63.0% |
15. If the facility is a public facility, can I be cared for as a private patient? | 52 | 35.9% | 36 | 24.8% | 88 | 60.7% |
32. Does this facility supply things like nappies and soap, or will I have to bring them myself? | 63 | 43.2% | 25 | 17.1% | 88 | 60.3% |
1. What are the visiting hours? | 70 | 47.9% | 17 | 11.6% | 87 | 59.6% |
40. Can I be cared for by a female care provider if I want to? | 62 | 42.5% | 24 | 16.4% | 86 | 58.9% |
34. How many women have their labour induced here? | 50 | 34.2% | 35 | 24.0% | 85 | 58.2% |
14. Can women from anywhere birth in this facility? | 53 | 36.6% | 30 | 20.7% | 83 | 57.2% |
35. How many women have an episiotomy here? | 38 | 26.4% | 40 | 27.8% | 78 | 54.2% |
11. I live far away from a maternity facility - is there somewhere nearby where my family can stay? | 57 | 39.9% | 20 | 14.0% | 77 | 53.8% |
8. What is the food like? | 61 | 41.8% | 14 | 9.6% | 75 | 51.4% |
36. How many women have a vaginal tear here? | 42 | 28.8% | 33 | 22.6% | 75 | 51.4% |
5. How many women have a baby here each year? | 60 | 42.0% | 9 | 6.3% | 69 | 48.3% |
29. Are childcare facilities available for my other children while I have my baby? | 46 | 31.5% | 14 | 9.6% | 60 | 41.1% |
22. Can my baby stay in the nursery on the first night after birth? | 40 | 27.8% | 16 | 11.1% | 56 | 38.9% |
23. Are there social areas set-up where I can meet and talk to other mums? | 46 | 31.7% | 8 | 5.5% | 54 | 37.2% |