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Table 5 Potentially harmful practices observed during delivery

From: Gender discrimination as a barrier to high-quality maternal and newborn health care in Nigeria: findings from a cross-sectional quality of care assessment

 

Ebonyi State

%

(n = 19)

Kogi State

%

(n = 28)

Total

%

(n = 47)

Engaged in at least one harmful practice

63.2

57.1

59.6

Potentially harmful practices

 Used an enema

0.0

3.6

2.1

 Applied fundal pressure to hasten delivery of baby or placenta

10.5

10.7

10.6

 Performed lavage of uterus after delivery

0.0

7.1

4.3

 Stretched the perineum

0.0

21.4

12.8

 Manually explored the uterus after delivery

15.8

21.4

19.1

 Performed episiotomy

6.4

2.1

8.5

 Performed routine aspiration of newborn mouth and nose at birth

15.8

35.7

27.7

 Started routine intravenous line without indication

10.5

0.0

4.3

 Restricted food and fluids in labor

31.6

32.1

31.9