Assessment of quality of antenatal care services in public sector facilities in India.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We undertook assessment of quality of antenatal care (ANC) services in public sector facilities in the Indian state of Bihar state delivered under the national ANC programme (Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan, PMSMA).

Setting

Three community health centres and one subdistrict hospital each in two randomly selected districts of Bihar.

Participants

Pregnant women who sought ANC services under PMSMA irrespective of the pregnancy trimester.

Primary and secondary measures

Quality ANC services were considered if a woman received all of these services in that visit-weight, blood pressure and abdomen check, urine and blood sample taken, and were given iron and folic acid and calcium tablets. The process of ANC service provision was documented.

Res

SUBMITTER: Dandona R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9716787 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature