Birth companionship and mistreatment
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Birth companionship during facility-based childbirth has been recommended by the World Health Organization to improve maternal and newborn outcomes. However, limited evidence exists on how companionship affects women's experiences of mistreatment during childbirth and their mental health. To assess the characteristics of birth companionship during intrapartum care and examine its associations with women's experiences of mistreatment and postpartum anxiety and depression. We analysed cross-sectional data on 314 women who gave birth in six public health facilities in rural Sindh, Pakistan. Women were interviewed 42 days postpartum about their childbirth experiences and postpartum anxiety and depression. Multivariable regression models were used to examine associations between birth companionship, mistreatment, and postpartum anxiety/depression. Path analysis explored whether mistreatment mediated the relationship between companionship and postpartum anxiety and depression. Most women (83...., Data Collection: In-person interviews were conducted by trained data collectors in privacy using structured questionnaires. Women were recruited at health facilities at the time of discharge, and information on their sociodemographic characteristics was collected. Their experiences of childbirth and mental health were collected at 42 days postpartum at their homes. Data were collected electronically using tablets. Data were analysed in Stata version 16.0, , # Birth companionship and mistreatment
[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.wpzgmsbzv](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.wpzgmsbzv)
## Description of the data and file structure
Data Structure:
The dataset comprised of 314 women who were interviewed in-person after childbirth. Each record in the data file represents a woman.
Metadata:
* Data were collected electronically in face-to-face interviews
* Province, Country: Sindh, Pakistan
* Data collection period: November - December 2021
* Author details: Waqas Hameed ([waqas.hameed1@gmail.com](mailto:waqas.hameed1@gmail.com))
* Research instruments: Mistreatment tool, Patient Health questionnaire-4, and newly developed items to gather data on type of birth companion support.
| facilityid | Facility Code | Codes |
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2025-08-28
