"Without a mother": caregivers and community members' views about the impacts of maternal mortality on families in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal mortality in South Africa is high and a cause for concern especially because the bulk of deaths from maternal causes are preventable. One of the proposed reasons for persistently high maternal mortality is HIV which causes death both indirectly and directly. While there is some evidence for the impact of maternal death on children and families in South Africa, few studies have explored the impacts of maternal mortality on the well-being of the surviving infants, older children and family. This study provides qualitative insight into the consequences of maternal mortality for child and family well-being throughout the life-course.

Methods

This qualitative study was conducted in rural and peri-urban communities in Vulindlela, KwaZulu-Natal. The sample inclu

SUBMITTER: Knight L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4423579 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature