Uptake of, barriers and enablers to the utilization of postnatal care services in Thyolo, Malawi

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dc.contributor.authorNyondo‑Mipando, Alinane Linda
dc.contributor.authorChirwa, Marumbo
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Debra
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-02T12:23:39Z
dc.date.available2023-05-02T12:23:39Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractPostnatal care (PNC) ensures early assessments for danger signs during the postpartum period and is to be provided within 24 h of birth, 48–72 h, 7–14 days, and six weeks after birth. This study assessed the uptake of and the barriers and facilitators to receiving PNC care among mothers and babies. A concurrent mixed-method study employing a retrospective register review and a qualitative descriptive study was conducted in Thyolo from July to December 2020. Postnatal registers of 2019 were reviewed to estimate the proportion of mothers and newborns that received PNC respectively. Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) among postnatal mothers, men, health care workers, and elderly women and in-depth interviews with midwives, and key health care workers were conducted to explore the barriers and enablers to PNC. Observations of the services that mothers and babies received within 24 h of birth, at 48–72 h, 7–14 days, and six weeks after birth were conducted. Descriptive statistics were tabulated for the quantitative data using Stata while the qualitative data were managed using NVivo and analysed following a thematic approach.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNyondo‑Mipando, A. L. et al. (2023). Uptake of, barriers and enablers to the utilization of postnatal care services in Thyolo, Malawi. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23(1), 271. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05587-5en_US
dc.identifier.issn1471-2393
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05587-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8880
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectPostnatal careen_US
dc.subjectNeonatesen_US
dc.subjectMidwiferyen_US
dc.subjectMalawien_US
dc.titleUptake of, barriers and enablers to the utilization of postnatal care services in Thyolo, Malawien_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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