Factors associated with the length of stay at health facilities after childbirth among mothers and newborns in Dhading, Nepal: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To measure the length of stay at a health facility after childbirth, identify factors associated with the length of stay and measure the gap between the timings of the last check-up and discharge.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

Five public health facilities in Dhading, Nepal.

Participants

351 randomly selected mothers who gave birth at selected health facilities within 1 year of data collection between 10 and 31 August 2018.

Outcome measure

Length of stay (hours) at a health facility after childbirth. Adequate length was defined as 24 hours or longer based on the WHO guidelines.

Results

Among 350 mothers (99.7%) out of 351 recruited, 61.7% were discharged within 24 hours after childbirth. Factors associated with shorter length o

SUBMITTER: Ikeda S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8098919 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature