Pregnant adolescents' dynamic engagement with participatory women's groups for maternal and newborn health in rural India: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Around 21 million girls globally become pregnant each year, many in the context of early marriage, yet we know very little about supporting them during the perinatal period. This study explores how pregnant adolescents engage with women's groups practising participatory learning and action (PLA) to improve maternal and newborn health in rural eastern India.

Methods

The study was carried out with Ekjut, a non-governmental organisation responsible for training government-incentivised volunteers who facilitate groups in several Indian states. A team of three qualitative researchers carried out 29 semistructured interviews, nine focus group discussions and five video-recorded observations of groups in 12 villages of Jharkhand, eastern India, from December 2018 to De

SUBMITTER: Sabet F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12352144 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature