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| InfoShare Partner: Centre for Operations Research and Training |
| Publication Date: June 1994 |
| Update Date: June 2003 |
| Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper |
| Topics: Maternal health/survival |
| Region: Asia/Pacific |
| Language: English |
| File Size: 87 KB |
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This is a qualitative study carried out in five villages in three districts of Gujarat on the barriers to emergency obstetric care (EOC). Through focus group discussions with married women age 20-40 years, elderly women age 50 years and above, and adult males, the study aimed to understand the factors responsible for the delay in decision making in the family to shift the woman to the hospital and arranging for transport. It looked into the community’s perceptions of pregnancy complications and their treatment, the decision making process regarding when and from where to seek medical attention, and how the arrangement for transport, medical expenses are made and met by the community. The study shows that the community needs to be educated to recognise pregnancy complications so that they can act immediately.
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