Understanding birthing preferences of women in Benin City, Nigeria: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to explore women's birthing preferences and the motivational and contextual factors that influence their preferences in Benin City, Nigeria, so as to better understand the low rates of healthcare facility usage during childbirth.

Setting

Two primary care centres, a community health centre and a church within Benin City, Nigeria.

Participants

We conducted one-on-one in-depth interviews with 23 women, and six focus groups (FGDs) with 37 husbands of women who delivered, skilled birth attendants (SBAs), and traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in a semi-rural region of Benin City, Nigeria.

Results

Three themes emerged in the data: (1) women reported frequently experiencing maltreatment from SBAs in clinic settings and hearing stor

SUBMITTER: Eluobaju D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10163546 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature