Ante natal care utilization and delivery services in a tertiary care hospital

Authors

  • Shital S. Dhoble Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, GMC Chandrapur, India
  • Charuhas V. Akre Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, GMC Chandrapur, India
  • Sanjay S. Kubde Professor & Head, Department of Community Medicine, GMC Chandrapur, India
  • Sunita S. Shanbhag Ex-Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Seth GSMC & KEMH, Mumbai, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20161609

Keywords:

Ante natal care, Socio demographic profile, Maternal health

Abstract

Background: Maternal health has ever been a serious matter of concern worldwide. In developing countries like India, maternal health care services are not sufficient as per requirement, which ultimately leads to maternal deaths triggering a challenge to achieve improve maternal health (i.e. MDG 5). Therefore the present study has tried to focus on the utilization of ante-natal care services by pregnant women by their demographic and socio economic characteristics.

Method: A prospective longitudinal study was conducted on 3rd trimester pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in tertiary care hospital by convenience sampling method over a period of 2 year including 407 women after taking consent using semi structured questionnaire including information of socio demographic profile, antenatal health checkup and later followed up to note mode of delivery. Data was analyzed using MS excel 10.0 and SPSS 20.0

Results: out of total 407 respondents, 78.62% were in the age group of 20-30 years, 10.07% were illiterate, and 71.01% belonged to lower class. Majority (42.01%) were registered in 2nd trimester, 50.89% primipara registered in 1st trimester (p<0.0001). 69.53% and 30.47% had >4 and <4 visits respectively. 83.29% had regular IFA consumption and 100% had inj. TT. 78% delivered by normal vaginal delivery and 22% by LSCS.

Conclusion: Ante natal care utilization in the view of early registration and regular visits to health care Centre seems to be very important. 

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2017-01-05

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Dhoble, S. S., Akre, C. V., Kubde, S. S., & Shanbhag, S. S. (2017). Ante natal care utilization and delivery services in a tertiary care hospital. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 3(6), 1449–1453. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20161609

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