Length of stay in health facilities after childbirth and associated maternal and neonatal factors in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study from a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess the length of stay in health facilities after childbirth and associated maternal and neonatal factors in Ethiopia.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

Ethiopia.

Participants

2260 mothers who participated in the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey were included in the study.

Outcome

Length of stay in health facilities after childbirth was the outcome variable of the study.

Result

In Ethiopia, the mean duration of postpartum stay for mothers in health facilities was 21.96 (19.97-23.94) hours. Nine hundred and sixty-eight (34.80%) women remained in health institutions for ≥24 hours after delivery. Gestational age, birth weight and mode of delivery were significantly associated with length of stay. Ges

SUBMITTER: Biru YB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8655577 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature