Role of traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in provision of antenatal and perinatal care at home amongst the urban poor in Delhi, India.
More than 80% of deliveries amongst the urban poor are conducted at home, mostly by traditional birth attendants (TBAs). In all, 29 eligible TBAs in the study area were identified and interviewed to assess their knowledge and practices regarding antenatal and perinatal care. Their knowledge about complications in antenatal and perinatal period was inadequate. The majority provided inadequate advice to the mothers. Over seventy-nine percent (79.3%) gave injections of oxytocin. Sixteen (55.2%) did not wait or waited for less than 10 minutes for the mother to expel the placenta. Fourteen (48.3%) encountered excessive vaginal bleeding, but none knew how to manage it. Overall knowledge and care provided by the TBAs was poor.
Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India. drsamikshasingh@gmail.com
Samiksha
S
Singh
Pragti
P
Chhabra
Rachna
R
Sujoy
D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006700:Home Childbirth / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008875:Middle Aged; D008880:Midwifery / Q000379:methods*; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000379:methods; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014505:Urban Population