Exploring women's decisions of where to give birth in the Peruvian Amazon; why do women continue to give birth at home? A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite improvements in maternal mortality globally, hundreds of women continue to die daily. The World Health Organisation therefore advises all women in low-and-middle income countries to give birth in healthcare facilities. Barriers to seeking intrapartum care have been described in Thaddeus and Maine's Three Delays Model, however these decisions are complex and often unique to different settings. Loreto, a rural province in Peru has one of the highest homebirth rates in the country at 31.8%. The aim of this study was to explore facilitators and barriers to facility births and explore women's experiences of intrapartum care in Amazonian Peru.

Methods

Through purposive sampling, postnatal women were recruited for semi-structured interviews (n = 25). Interviews w

SUBMITTER: Gardiner E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8432815 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature