Determinants of place of birth decisions in uncomplicated childbirth in Bangladesh: An empirical study

Edmonds, Joyce K.; Paul, Moni; Sibley, Lynn

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2011.12.004

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“…These results are consistent with many studies conducted in India and other countries (Abor et al, 2011; Arokiasamy & Pradhan, 2013; Edmonds, Paul & Sibley, 2012; Haque, 2014; Kitui, Lewis & Davey, 2013; Rahman, Haque & Zahan, 2011; Saroha, Altarac & Sibley, 2014; Sharma et al, 2014; Singh, Rai & Singh, 2012; Singh et al, 2012; Singh et al, 2014; Tsegay et al, 2013; Wang, Wang & Lee, 2012; Yamashita et al, 2014). The education of the mother is argued to be an effective means of achieving greater autonomy in the family, getting employment, thereby achieving economic independence.…”

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Utilization of maternal healthcare among adolescent mothers in urban India: evidence from DLHS-3

Singh

Kumar

Pranjali³

2014

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Background. Low use of maternal healthcare services is one of the reasons why maternal mortality is still considerably high among adolescents mothers in India. To increase the utilization of these services, it is necessary to identify factors that affect service utilization. To our knowledge, no national level study in India has yet examined the issue in the context urban adolescent mothers. The present study is an attempt to fill this gap.Data and Methods. Using information from the third wave of District Level Household Survey (2007–08), we have examined factors associated with the utilization of maternal healthcare services among urban Indian married adolescent women (aged 13–19 years) who have given live/still births during last three years preceding the survey. The three outcome variables included in the analyses are ‘full antenatal care (ANC)’, ‘safe delivery’ and ‘postnatal care within 42 days of delivery’. We have used Chi-square test to determine the difference in proportion and the binary logistic regression to understand the net effect of predictor variables on the utilization of maternity care.Results. About 22.9% of mothers have received full ANC, 65.1% of mothers have had at least one postnatal check-up within 42 days of pregnancy. The proportion of mother having a safe delivery, i.e., assisted by skilled personnel, is about 70.5%. Findings indicate that there is considerable amount of variation in use of maternity care by educational attainment, household wealth, religion, parity and region of residence. Receiving full antenatal care is significantly associated with mother’s education, religion, caste, household wealth, parity, exposure to healthcare messages and region of residence. Mother’s education, full antenatal care, parity, household wealth, religion and region of residence are also statistically significant in case of safe delivery. The use of postnatal care is associated with household wealth, woman’s education, full antenatal care, safe delivery care and region of residence.Conclusion. Several socioeconomic and demographic factors affect the utilization of maternal healthcare services among urban adolescent women in India. Promoting the use of family planning, female education and higher age at marriage, targeting vulnerable groups such as poor, illiterate, high parity women, involving media and grass root level workers and collaboration between community leaders and health care system could be some important policy level interventions to address the unmet need of maternity services among urban adolescents.

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Utilization of maternal healthcare among adolescent mothers in urban India: evidence from DLHS-3

Singh

Kumar

Pranjali³

2014

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“…Use of adequate ANC services, residence in urban areas, exposure to mass media, wanting a last child and having a husband with higher education appeared to be positively associated (for adolescent women) with seeking assistance from SBAs during childbirth . Two studies found that age at marriage has an effect on the use of SBA for childbirth . Reynolds, Wong, and Tucker showed that adolescents aged 16 or younger were less likely to use any health care than older women in Bangladesh.…”

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“…Three studies showed that adolescent women were less likely to seek delivery services in a health facility than older women . ANC‐seeking behaviour was a strong predictor of institutional delivery.…”

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Utilization of maternal health services among adolescent women in Bangladesh: A scoping review of the literature

Shahabuddin

Delvaux

Abouchadi

et al. 2015

Tropical Med Int Health

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Abstractobjective To understand the health-seeking behaviour of adolescent women in Bangladesh with respect to the use of maternal health services. results Twelve studies were included in this review. 11 used quantitative methods and one used a mixed-methods approach. All studies included married adolescent women only. Women with lower educational levels are less likely to seek skilled maternal health services than those with higher levels of education. Use of maternal health services is also less common among rural married adolescent women than women in urban areas. Being part of the richest bands of wealth, having had previous experiences of childbirth and higher women's autonomy positively influence the use of skilled maternal health services among married adolescent women in Bangladesh. Antenatal care is a key predictor of the use of skilled birth attendants for delivery and post-natal care.conclusion Maternal health-related programmes should be designed targeting rural and uneducated married adolescent women in Bangladesh. More qualitative investigations are required to broaden our understanding on maternal health-seeking behaviour of both married and unmarried adolescent women.keywords adolescent, pregnancy in adolescence, health-seeking behaviour or use of maternal health services, Bangladesh

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“…At the same time, one‐quarter of women who gave birth at home, including a similar number of women who received antenatal care and those who did not, reported choosing not to give birth at a facility because they did not think it was necessary. Perceived benefits of skilled birth attendance are generally shaped by understanding the complications that could occur during childbirth, risk assessment of the current pregnancy, past experiences with pregnancy, childbirth and health services, perceived quality of services available at health facilities, and social norms . Factors determining positive‐deviant behaviors of women with at least one skilled antenatal care visit who elect to give birth with a skilled attendant could not be identified in this study but could greatly inform health promotion strategies.…”

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Bypassing Primary Care Facilities for Childbirth: Findings from a Multilevel Analysis of Skilled Birth Attendance Determinants in Afghanistan

Tappis

Koblinsky

Doocy

et al. 2016

J Midwife Womens Health

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Assumptions that women who give birth with a skilled attendant do so at the closest health facility may mask the importance of supply-side determinants of skilled birth attendance. More research based on actual utilization patterns, not assumed catchment areas, is needed to truly understand the factors influencing care-seeking decisions in both emergency and nonemergency situations and to adapt strategies to reduce preventable mortality and morbidity in Afghanistan.

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Determinants of place of birth decisions in uncomplicated childbirth in Bangladesh: An empirical study

Cited by 37 publications

References 29 publications

Utilization of maternal healthcare among adolescent mothers in urban India: evidence from DLHS-3

Utilization of maternal healthcare among adolescent mothers in urban India: evidence from DLHS-3

Utilization of maternal health services among adolescent women in Bangladesh: A scoping review of the literature

Bypassing Primary Care Facilities for Childbirth: Findings from a Multilevel Analysis of Skilled Birth Attendance Determinants in Afghanistan

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