'Good health means being mentally, socially, emotionally and physically fit': women's understanding of health and ill health during and after pregnancy in India and Pakistan: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore what women consider health and ill health to be, in general, and during and after pregnancy. Women's views on how to approach screening for mental ill health and social morbidities were also explored.

Settings

Public hospitals in New Delhi, India and Islamabad, Pakistan.

Participants

130 women attending for routine antenatal or postnatal care at the study healthcare facilities.

Interventions

Data collection was conducted using focus group discussions and key informant interviews. Transcribed interviews were coded by topic and grouped into categories. Thematic framework analysis identified emerging themes.

Results

Women are aware that maternal health is multidimensional and linked to the health of the baby. Concepts of good health inc

SUBMITTER: McCauley M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045203 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature