Opting for home birth in rural Bangladesh: An assessment of the current status and reasons.

Janet E PerkinsAhmed Ehsanur RahmanAbu Bakkar SiddiqueMohammad Rifat HaiderGoutom BanikTazeen TahsinaShams El Arifeen

Published in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2018)

Home is the preferred birthplace and main actual place of birth in rural Bangladesh. The maternal health program of Bangladesh should look critically at the preferences of women and reasons for those preferences for further promotion of skilled attendance at birth in rural settings.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
south africa
healthcare
gestational age
current status
birth weight
pregnant women
polycystic ovary syndrome
decision making
health information
quality improvement
metabolic syndrome
risk assessment
preterm birth
body mass index
weight loss