Communication between mothers and health workers is important for quality of newborn care: a qualitative study in neonatal units in district hospitals in South Africa

Table 1 Selection of participating hospitals

	Deliveries per annum	Number of neonatal beds	Rural/Urban	KINC Score at midpoint/88	Reason for selection
Hospital 1	3750	11	Urban	72.0	Overall highest QoC score at midpoint
Hospital 2	3500	11	Rural	66.4	Second highest QoC score at midpoint
Hospital 3	2750	8	Rural	61.6	Biggest improvement in QoC score from baseline to midpoint
Hospital 4	3000	9	Rural	60.3	Second biggest improvement in QoC score from baseline to midpoint
Hospital 5	3500	11	Rural	53.5	Least improvement in QoC score from baseline to midpoint
Hospital 6	5500	17	Urban	42.3	Second least QoC score at midpoint AND lowest improvement in QoC score from baseline to midpoint
Hospital 7	2500	11	Rural	39.2	Overall lowest QoC score at midpoint

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