Perinatal care and its association with perinatal death among women attending care in three district hospitals of western Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Provision of effective care to all women and newborns during the perinatal period is a viable strategy for achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 3 targets on reducing maternal and neonatal mortality. This study examined perinatal care (antenatal, intrapartum, postpartum) and its association with perinatal deaths at three district hospitals in Bunyoro region, Uganda.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in which a questionnaire was administered consecutively to 872 postpartum women before discharge who had attended antenatal care and given birth in the study hospitals. Data on care received during antenatal, labour, delivery, and postpartum period, and perinatal outcome were extracted from medical records of the enrolled postnatal women using a pre-te

SUBMITTER: Muwema M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10845583 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature