Preference in place of delivery among rural Indian women

Autor: Ashoke Gorain, Rajesh Kumar Rai, Abhijit Chowdhury, Anamitra Barik
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Rural Population
Maternal Health
Ambulances
lcsh:Medicine
Transportation
Pediatrics
Geographical Locations
Labor and Delivery
0302 clinical medicine
Empirical research
Pregnancy
Medicine and Health Sciences
Public and Occupational Health
030212 general & internal medicine
lcsh:Science
media_common
Multidisciplinary
030503 health policy & services
Child Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Preference
Socioeconomic Aspects of Health
Health Education and Awareness
Engineering and Technology
Female
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health
Research Article
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Asia
media_common.quotation_subject
India
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
Intervention (counseling)
Institution
medicine
Humans
Social determinants of health
Accreditation
lcsh:R
Delivery
Obstetric
Focus group
Child mortality
Health Care
Family medicine
People and Places
Birth
Women's Health
lcsh:Q
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 12, p e0190117 (2017)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: India accounts for the highest number of maternal and child deaths globally. A large body of empirical research suggests that improvement in the coverage of institutional delivery is essential to reduce the burden of maternal and child death. However the dynamics of choice of place of delivery is poorly understood. Using qualitative survey data consisting of twelve focus group discussions, conducted in a rural setting of West Bengal, India, this study aims to understand the reasons behind preferring home or institution for delivery. Findings reveal that some women who underwent an institutional delivery preferred to deliver their baby at home. On the other hand, of women who delivered their baby at home, 60% wanted to deliver their babies in institutions but could not do so, primarily due to the unwillingness of family members and misreporting of the onset of true labour pain. With the help of Accredited Social Health Activists, the village level health workers, there is need for an intervention that focuses on educating household members (essentially targeting husbands and mother-in-laws) about birth preparedness, and identification of true labour pain.
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