“If my husband was in the labor ward with me, my baby wouldn’t have died”; experiences on birth companionship from a tertiary health facility, Tanzania
Pregnant women expressed a strong desire for companionship throughout labor. However, companionship faced challenges due to staff shortages and inadequate privacy in labor wards. There is a pressing need to enhance childbirth companionship practices and policies in low-resource settings.
Authors
- Ali Said (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9989-8273)
- Nathanael Sirili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5205-624X)
- Fadhlun M. Alwy Al‐beity (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2416-6876)
- Shekha Selemani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8965-2827)
- Michael Obed Mwakyusa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7871-7490)
- Musa Kakiziba
- Judica Christopher
Institutions
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- University of Dar es Salaam (TZ)
- Mbeya University of Science and Technology (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309602
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.98
Funders
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences