Maternal and newborn-care practices during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period: a comparison in three rural districts in Bangladesh.
dc.contributor.author | Barnett, S | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Azad, K | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Barua, S | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Mridha, M | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Abrar, M | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Rego, A | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Khan, A | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Flatman, D | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Costello, A | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-12-27 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-05-27T03:49:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-12-27 | en_US |
dc.date.available | 2009-05-27T03:49:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006-12-27 | en_US |
dc.description | Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of maternal and newborn-care practices among women reporting a birth in the previous year in three districts in different divisions of Bangladesh. In 2003, 6,785 women, who had delivered a newborn infant in the previous year, across three districts in Bangladesh, were interviewed. Overall, less than half of the women received any antenatal care, and 11% received a minimum of four check-ups. Only 18% took iron tablets for at least four months during pregnancy. Over 90% of the 6,785 deliveries took place at home, and only 11% were attended either by a doctor or by a nurse. The mothers reported three key hygienic practices in 54% of deliveries: attendants washing their hands with soap and boiling cord-tie and blade for cutting the cord. Forty-four percent of the 6,785 infants were bathed immediately after delivery, and 42% were given colostrum as their first food. The results suggest that maternal and newborn-care remains a cause of concern in rural Bangladesh. Short-term policies to promote healthy behaviour in the home are needed, in addition to the long-term goal of skilled birth attendance. | en_US |
dc.description.affiliation | UCL Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK. s.barnett@ich.ucl.ac.uk | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Barnett S, Azad K, Barua S, Mridha M, Abrar M, Rego A, Khan A, Flatman D, Costello A. Maternal and newborn-care practices during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period: a comparison in three rural districts in Bangladesh. Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition. 2006 Dec; 24(4): 394-402 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/591 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.source.uri | https://www.icddrb.org/pub/publication.jsp?classificationID=30&typeClassificationID=2 | en_US |
dc.source.uri | https://www.icddrb.org/publication.cfm?classificationID=30&pubID=8279 | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Bangladesh | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Health Behavior | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Health Promotion | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Home Childbirth --methods | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Hygiene | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Infant | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Infant Care --methods | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Infant, Newborn | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Interviews as Topic | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Maternal Health Services --methods | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena --physiology | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Maternal Welfare | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Pregnancy | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Prenatal Care --methods | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Rural Population --statistics & numerical data | en_US |
dc.title | Maternal and newborn-care practices during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period: a comparison in three rural districts in Bangladesh. | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
dc.type | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't | en_US |