ArticlePloS one2021
Women's experiences of maternal and newborn health care services and support systems in Buikwe District, Uganda: A qualitative study.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Postpartum Women's Experiences of Postnatal Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2025Pooled it
- Factors influencing the uptake of antenatal care in Uganda: a mixed methods systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- A narrative qualitative study of maternal and perinatal death surveillance and patient referral practices among Traditional Birth Attendants in East Central Uganda.Discover public health · 2026Article
- Implementation challenges in preeclampsia care: perspectives from health care professionals in urban Uganda.AJOG global reports · 2024Article
- What does your partner want? Using a gender equality lens to assess partner support and involvement in family planning in Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Intimate partner violence and antenatal care utilization predictors in Uganda: an analysis applying Andersen's behavioral model of healthcare utilization.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Spatial variation and inequities in antenatal care coverage in Kenya, Uganda and mainland Tanzania using model-based geostatistics: a socioeconomic and geographical accessibility lens.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Are midwives ready to provide quality evidence-based care after pre-service training? Curricula assessment in four countries-Benin, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- A scoping review of qualitative studies on sexual and reproductive health and rights in Uganda: Exploring factors at multiple levels.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundUganda continues to have a high neonatal mortality rate, with 20 deaths per 1000 live births reported in 2018. A measure to reverse this trend is to fully implement the Uganda Clinical Guidelines on care for mothers and newborns during pregnancy, delivery and the postnatal period. This study aimed to describe women's experiences of maternal and newborn health care services and support systems, focusing on antenatal care, delivery and the postnatal period.
methodsWe used triangulation of qualitative methods including participant observations, semi-structured interviews with key informants and focus group discussions with mothers. Audio-recorded data were transcribed word by word in the local language and translated into English. All collected data material were stored using two-level password protection or stored in a locked cabinet. Malterud's Systematic text condensation was used for analysis, and NVivo software was used to structure the data.
findingsAntenatal care was valued by mothers although not always accessible due to transport cost and distance. Mothers relied on professional health workers and traditional birth attendants for basic maternal services but expressed general discontentment with spousal support in maternal issues. Financial dependency, gender disparities, and lack of autonomy in decision making on maternal issues, prohibited women from receiving optimal help and support. Postnatal follow-ups were found unsatisfactory, with no scheduled follow-ups from professional health workers during the first six weeks.
conclusionsFurther focus on gender equity, involving women's right to own decision making in maternity issues, higher recognition of male involvement in maternity care and improved postnatal follow-ups are suggestions to policy makers for improved maternal care and newborn health in Buikwe District, Uganda.
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