Postnatal care services in rural Zambia: a qualitative exploration of user, provider, and community perspectives on quality of care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postnatal care (PNC) is an important set of services offered to the mother and her newborn baby immediately after birth for the first six weeks to prevent maternal and neonatal complications and death. This qualitative study explored user and provider perspectives on quality of PNC services in the selected health facilities within the context of the Maternity Homes Access in Zambia project in the Saving Mothers Giving Life districts in rural Zambia.

Methods

Between October 2018 and February 2019, forty focus group discussions (FGDs) (n = 160 participants) and twelve in-depth interviews (IDIs) were conducted in four districts in Southern and Eastern provinces. FGDs comprised women who delivered within the last year, fathers, community elders, and volunteers. IDIs c

SUBMITTER: Sialubanje C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9847069 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature