Motivations for and experiences of childbirth abroad amongst Nigerian women: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: Birth tourism, the practice of a woman travelling out of her country of residence to another country to give birth, is common globally. Despite this, there is limited literature on the motivations and experiences of women who gave birth abroad. This study aims to address this gap by seeking to understand the motivations for and experiences of childbirth abroad among Nigerian women. Using purposive and snowball sampling, 27 Nigerian women who had children abroad were recruited via social media platforms. In-depth interviews were conducted remotely, audio-recorded, transcribed, and analysed thematically. Braun and Clarke's six-step thematic analysis was used, which included data familiarisation, code generation, searching for themes, reviewing themes, defining themes, and producing the repor

SUBMITTER: Banke-Thomas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11398654 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature