Why do women deliver where they had not planned to go? A qualitative study from peri-urban Nairobi Kenya.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In urban Kenya, couples face a wide variety of choices for delivery options; however, many women end up delivering in different facilities from those they had intended while pregnant. One potential consequence of this is delivering in facilities that do not meet minimum quality standards and lack the capacity to provide treatment for obstetric and neonatal complications. METHODS:This study investigated why women in peri-urban Nairobi, Kenya deliver in facilities they had not intended to use. We used 60 in-depth audio-recorded interviews in which mothers shared their experiences 2-6 months after delivery. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize socio-demographic characteristics of participants. Qualitative data were analyzed in three steps i) exploration and generation of i

SUBMITTER: Naanyu V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6958584 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature