Stakeholders' perspectives on the acceptability and feasibility of maternity waiting homes: a qualitative synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternity waiting homes (MHWs) are recommended to help bridge the geographical gap to accessing maternity services. This study aimed to provide an analysis of stakeholders' perspectives (women, families, communities and health workers) on the acceptability and feasibility of MWHs.

Methods

A qualitative evidence synthesis was conducted. Studies that were published between January 1990 and July 2020, containing qualitative data on the perspectives of the stakeholder groups were included. A combination of inductive and deductive coding and thematic synthesis was used to capture the main perspectives in a thematic framework.

Results

Out of 4,532 papers that were found in the initial search, a total of 38 studies were included for the thematic analysis. Six them

SUBMITTER: van Braam EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10324180 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature