Husbands' experience and perception of supporting their wives during childbirth in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In order improve the quality of birth care and women satisfaction with birthing process it is recommended that every woman should be offered the option to experience labour and childbirth with a companion of her choice. Involving husbands who are decision makers in the household may a play role in reducing maternal mortality which is unacceptably high despite the targeted goal to reduce this mortality up to three quarters as targeted in the MDGs by 2015. This is still addressed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of 2015/30. This study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of husbands' support of their wives during pregnancy, labour and deliveries in Tanzania. METHODS:Qualitative descriptive study design was employed; involving men aged between 24 and 63 years

SUBMITTER: Kashaija DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7011545 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature