An Analysis on the Antenatal Care Service Factors Affecting Pregnant Women in Bangladesh: A Special Review on Private Hospitals

Shapla Akter,Al Mamun Sarker,Ashrafi Alim Roki,Md Shohel Rana,Tarazul Islam

doi:10.47607/ijresm.2021.637

Abstract

The rate of maternal mortality of Bangladesh is increasing day by day. Among many reasons early marriage, unplanned impregnation or lack of antenatal care are the major causes of those maternal deaths. Antenatal care is significantly effective for the mother and their newborns during pregnancy period especially from severe bleeding, high blood pressures, infections or complications during delivery. Several researches have conducted in various countries about the antenatal care service factors affecting pregnant women during pregnancy period but have not been organized information collectively. Hence, further research need to accomplish a literature review for finding organized information about the antenatal care service factors affecting pregnant women in Bangladesh. This is a descriptive analysis based on the information extracted from different literature review, primary and secondary data sources by using a specific methodology. The study found that 60.87 percent pregnant women have adequate information about the ANC services and 39.13 percent have partial knowledge about the ANC services. The major outcomes of this special review study might help the respective authorities and interested groups to make plan and improvement existing approaches for application of ANC factors affecting pregnant women in Bangladesh.

Highlights

Antenatal Care (ANC) is the care a pregnant woman requires in order to ensure a healthy pregnancy and safe childbirth
The recommendation of this study may help to formulate new strategies to develop the factors affecting pregnant women and a safe child birth. This is a descriptive study in nature used both qualitative and quantitative methods conducted at TMSS Medical College (TMC) and Rafatullah Community Hospital (RCH) in Bogura district from July 2019 to December 2019
In this review study it found that the position of antenatal care visit is not at a satisfactory level

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Antenatal Care (ANC) is the care a pregnant woman requires in order to ensure a healthy pregnancy and safe childbirth. A pregnant woman is supposed to have regular check-ups with a midwife or a doctor who has a specialization in pregnancy and birth Majority of pregnant mothers have access to ANC but in Bangladesh the percentage is still very low compared to developed countries (Shahjahan, et al 2012). Since majority of the poor people are uneducated, they do not have knowledge of safe pregnancy and childbirth They consider pregnancy as an everyday occurrence so the husbands of the pregnant women do not make any effort to access the clinic for antenatal care. Studies revealed that mothers who are educated have more access to antenatal care than the uneducated and early married pregnant women in Bangladesh (Pervin, J. et al 2012).

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