An investigation on utilization of maternal health care in migrant maternity in Putuo district of Shanghai

Abstract

Objective To describe utilizations of maternal health care in migrant maternity in Putuo District and to identify the gap between primipara and multipara .In order to improve utilizations of Maternal Health Care in migrant maternity. Methods Questionnaire survey was carried out among lying-in migrant maternity to obtain information on utilization of maternal health care.Database was established the by Epidata 2.1 and Statistical analyzed by SPSS11.0. Results There was significant difference between multipara and primipara in age, household registration and cultural degree(P<0.01). Women registered at early stage of the pregnancy with 50.51%, completed full pre-natal health check-up with 82.83%, received postnatal visits with 78.45% in migrant maternity. There was significant difference between multipara and primipara in registered at early stage of the pregnancy, full pre-natal health check-up , received the postpartum visit, registered at first level hospital and the medical insurance coverage in migrant maternity(P<0.01). Conclusions The levels of utilizations of maternal health care in migrant maternity in putuo district are significantly lower than local maternity, the levels of utilizations of maternal health care in multipara are lower than primipara in Putuo district.Improve utilizations of maternal health care in multipara and enhance utilizations of maternal health care in migrant maternity in Putuo district. Key words: Pregnant; Health care; Migrant maternity