Opinion of women on emergency obstetric care provided in public facilities in Lagos, Nigeria: A qualitative study.
Limited attention has been given to opinions of women receiving emergency obstetric care (EmOC) in developing countries. We organized focus groups with 39 women who received this care from Lagos public facilities. Availability of competent personnel and equipment were two positive opinions highlighted. Contrarily, women expressed concerns regarding the seeming unresponsiveness of the service to nonmedical aspects of care, associated stress of service utilization, and high treatment costs. There is a need to leverage the positive perception of women regarding the available technical resources while improving institutional care components like administrative processes, basic amenities, and costs toward increasing utilization and preventing complications.
a Centre for Reproductive Health Research and Innovation , Lagos State University College of Medicine , Ikeja , Lagos , Nigeria.|b Department of Community Health and Primary Health Care , Lagos State University College of Medicine , Ikeja , Lagos , Nigeria.
Kikelomo
K
Wright
a Centre for Reproductive Health Research and Innovation , Lagos State University College of Medicine , Ikeja , Lagos , Nigeria.|c McCain Institute for International Leadership , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona , USA.
Aduragbemi
A
Banke-Thomas
a Centre for Reproductive Health Research and Innovation , Lagos State University College of Medicine , Ikeja , Lagos , Nigeria.
Olatunji
O
Sonoiki
a Centre for Reproductive Health Research and Innovation , Lagos State University College of Medicine , Ikeja , Lagos , Nigeria.
Babatunde
B
Ajayi
a Centre for Reproductive Health Research and Innovation , Lagos State University College of Medicine , Ikeja , Lagos , Nigeria.|d Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.
Onaedo
O
Ilozumba
a Centre for Reproductive Health Research and Innovation , Lagos State University College of Medicine , Ikeja , Lagos , Nigeria.|e Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , Lagos State University College of Medicine , Ikeja , Lagos , Nigeria.
Oluwarotimi
O
Akinola
D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000592:standards*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000592:standards; D009549:Nigeria; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D011633:Public Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011787:Quality of Health Care