"Fruits of our past karma": a qualitative study on knowledge and attitudes about congenital anomalies among women in Pune district, India.

ABSTRACT: Congenital anomalies are distressing events for future parents/parents when a foetal anomaly is detected during pregnancy or when the infant is born with a disability or a congenital disorder. Maternal health services in India do not provide information on these disorders as part of routine activities. The objective is to understand women's knowledge and attitude on causes, prevention, rights; attituted towards disability; and knowledge on medical care, rehabilitation, and welfare services in Pune district, India, with the goal of identifying the contents of birth defects education resources. The study used a qualitative descriptive design. Six focus group discussions were conducted with 24 women from Pune district. Qualitative content analysis was used to identify emergent themes. Three t

SUBMITTER: Kar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10239211 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature