Childbirth care practices in public sector facilities in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study.

Objectives: to explore reported hospital policies and practices during normal childbirth in maternity wards in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to assess and verify whether these practices are evidence-based.

Design: quantitative design, in the form of a descriptive questionnaire, based on a tool extracted from the literature.

Setting: nine government hospitals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.