Abstract
Background: Every day thousands of women die due to obstetric complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Most of the problems are preventable. The finding showed that these deaths were high in developing countries. Based on the evidence birth preparedness and complication readiness plan is a critical strategy to, reduce maternal and newborn complications and mortalities during pregnancy and childbirth. Objective: Prevalence and associated factors of birth preparedness and complication readiness among childbirth women in Samara -Logia, Ethiopia, 201. Method and Materials: A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from January 22 to April 22/ 201 The samples were selected using a stratified sampling procedure to select the total sample size. Data were entered into Epi data version 02 and exported to SPSS Version 20 for analysis. Bi-variety and multi-variant regression were carried out to determine the associated factors and p-value < 05 has been considered significant. Result: This finding showed that from 285 respondents 75% had ever heard about birth preparedness and complication readiness. Among the total finding, 45% of the respondents were not prepared for birth and its complications. Mothers who complain of danger signs during labor (AOR =07 (034- 15) and partner accompany (AOR = 36 (27-35) were significantly associated with birth preparedness and complication readiness. Conclusion and Recommendation: this study identifies only 58% of women were knowledgeable about birth preparedness and complication redness. Variables having a statistically significant with birth preparedness and complication readiness were the presence of danger signs during labor and partner involvement during pregnancy. Therefore, there should be increased education, promotion of ANC, and counseling of mothers by health workers to improve their knowledge of danger signs and ANC follow up.
Highlights
Every day thousands of women die due to obstetric complications during pregnancy and childbirth.Most of the problems are preventable
Ministry of Health of Ethiopia and WHO commends that pregnant women should receive focused antenatal care this is because Every pregnant woman faces the risk of sudden, unpredictable complications that could end in death or injury to herself as well as her infant
This study showed that it was Slightly more than study done in Goba woreda, Oromia region 48% [9] and Abeshinge woreda, Gourge zone 67% [15] This is important to create sustainable mechanism to increase the maternal awareness about danger sign
Summary
Every day thousands of women die due to obstetric complications during pregnancy and childbirth.Most of the problems are preventable. Based on the evidence birth preparedness and complication readiness plan is a critical strategy to, reduce maternal and newborn complications and mortalities during pregnancy and childbirth. Objective: Prevalence and associated factors of birth preparedness and complication readiness among childbirth women in Samara -Logia, Ethiopia, 2019. Birth-Preparedness and Complication-Readiness is a package to empower women, her family, and the community to promote maternal and neonatal survival. Nigusie Abebaw et al.: Assessments of Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness Among Women of Childbirth in Samara Logia Town, Afar, North East Ethiopia deaths by ensuring the woman receives timely and appropriate care as well as timely preparation and rapid action [3,4,5,6]. Birthpreparedness and complication-readiness (BP/CR) is a key tool to reduce complications and promote maternal and neonatal survival during pregnancy as well as the labor delivery period [1, 3, 7, 8]
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