Recognise and Acknowledge Us: Views of Traditional Birth Attendants on Collaboration with Midwives for Maternal Health Care Services

Table 1

Themes and subthemes.

Themes	Subthemes
Theme 1: recognition as an enabler of collaboration	(1.1) The need for formal recognition and acknowledgement by the Department of Health (DoH)
Theme 2: value for collaboration	(2.1) “If we work together we will save lives”; (2.2) Reciprocal knowledge and practice sharing
Theme 3: processes required to foster collaboration	(3.1) Training as a prerequisite of collaboration; (3.2) Recommendations for bilateral referral systems
Theme 4: repositioning for new roles	(4.1) Inclusion in the internal stakeholders of the hospital; (4.2) Inclusion with the WBOTS (ward-based outreach teams) or as home-based carers; (4.3) Birth companionship
Theme 5: barriers to the collaboration between the TBAs and midwives	(5.1) Undermining and name calling associated to the TBA practice—they refer to us as “witchcraft”; (5.2) Stigmatization as barrier