Barriers to formal health care seeking during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period: a qualitative study in Siaya County in rural Kenya

Barriers to formal health care seeking during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period: a qualitative study in Siaya County in rural Kenya

Abstract Background There is broad agreement that antenatal care (ANC) interventions, skilled attendance at birth and management of complications arising after delivery are key strategies that can tackle the high burden of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, utilisation rate of these...

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Main Authors: Caroline A. Ochieng, Aloyce S. Odhiambo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Antenatal care
Facility delivery
Home birth
Postnatal care
Qualitative study
Maternal mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-019-2485-2

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