'Born before arrival': user and provider perspectives on health facility childbirths in Kapiri Mposhi district, Zambia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal mortality remains high in sub-Saharan Africa. Health facility intra-partum strategies with skilled birth attendance have been shown to be most effective to address maternal mortality. In Zambia, the health policy for pregnant women is to have facility childbirth, but less than half of the women utilize the facilities for delivery. 'Born before arrival' (BBA) describes childbirth that occurs outside health facility. With the aim to increase our understanding of trust in facility birth care we explored how users and providers perceived the low utilization of health facilities during childbirth.

Methods

A qualitative study was conducted in Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia. Focus group discussions with antenatal clinic and outpatient department attendees were conducted

SUBMITTER: Ng'anjo Phiri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4171557 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature