Postnatal care could be the key to improving the continuum of care in maternal and child health in Ratanakiri, Cambodia.

ABSTRACT: In South-East Asia, the maternal and child mortality rate has declined over the past decades; however, it varies among and within the countries in the region, including Cambodia. The continuum of care is an integrated series of care that women and children are required to avail continuously from pregnancy to the child/motherhood period. This study aimed to assess the completion rate of the continuum of care and examine the factors associated with the continuum of care in Ratanakiri, Cambodia. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Ratanakiri. Overall, 377 women were included, and data were collected via face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire. Among them, 5.0% completed the continuum of care (antenatal care at least four times, delivery by skilled birth attendant, a

SUBMITTER: Kikuchi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5995361 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature