Background and purpose:
In Bangladesh, the maternal mortality ratio is high due to pregnancy and child birth related complications. Improved maternal health behaviors and strengthened health services can reduce maternal mortality, especially for high risk poor women. Bangladesh has significantly reduced maternal deaths but accelerated progress is needed to achieve the targets of Millennium Development Goal (MDGs). The objective of the study is to explore the current practices of Community-Mothers to Prefer Attendant During Delivery in Rural Bangladesh.
Research methods and techniques:
This cross-sectional qualitative study was carried out at 5 unions of 5 different districts, such as Lalmonirhat, Sirajganj, Jamalpur, Bagerhat, and Chittagong, in Bangladesh. Strategies involving content, contextual and thematic analysis were followed.
Results:
The findings revealed that during delivery community mothers preferred to Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA), Village Doctor, and Relatives is very common in rural Bangladesh. It is also explore that for the delivery complication mother seek care from Family Welfare Centre, Private Clinic or NGO Clinic which is only some. The main causes of preferring TBA are economic crisis, communication barrier like far distance to Hospital. Moreover, they also ignored the importance to skilled service provider for delivery or complication one.
Discussion & conclusion:
Economic, communication and lack of awareness barriers are the most accurate risks for the community mother during their delivery.
