Companion Choice and Privacy

Benefits

Risks & contraindications

Other

Highlighted claims

• Women considered the ability to choose a trusted companion essential for protecting privacy and personal integrity. — Navigating a vulnerable transition: a qualitative study of the role of companions and providers in pregnancy and childbirth in Burkina Faso
• Fear of gossip made companionship double-edged because it could provide support while increasing social vulnerability. — Navigating a vulnerable transition: a qualitative study of the role of companions and providers in pregnancy and childbirth in Burkina Faso
• Women feared being judged for their pain responses, speech, or labour behaviour. — Navigating a vulnerable transition: a qualitative study of the role of companions and providers in pregnancy and childbirth in Burkina Faso
• Women viewed companionship as potentially threatening because another person could witness intimate behaviours and bodily experiences during birth. — Navigating a vulnerable transition: a qualitative study of the role of companions and providers in pregnancy and childbirth in Burkina Faso
• Imposed companions were not always negative when the selected person was experienced, trusted, familiar, or confidential. — Navigating a vulnerable transition: a qualitative study of the role of companions and providers in pregnancy and childbirth in Burkina Faso