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Exploring the reasons why women prefer to give birth at home in rural northern Ghana: a qualitative study

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Adatara, Peter, Strumpher, Johanita, Ricks, Esmeralda·2020·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
DOI 10.1186/s12884-020-03198-yPMC PMC7456369

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Background: Skilled birth care during childbirth is reported in the literature as one critical strategy for reducing maternal morbidity and mortality. Despite the importance of birth care provided by skilled birth attendants, women in rural areas of northern Ghana still give birth utilising the birth services provided by Traditional Birth Attendants. The aim of this study,therefore, was to explore and describe the reasons why a small group of rural women chose homebirth in rural northern Ghana. Methods: A qualitative approach was adopted to explore the reasons why women prefer to deliver at home in rural areas of northern Ghana. Individual interviews were used to obtain a full description of factors and experiences of women associated with home births in rural areas in Ghana. The research population consisted of 10 women who utilised birth care services provided by Traditional Birth Attendants in a rural community of northern Ghana. Data collected from the interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed to identify themes. Results: This study, which was conducted among a small group of women, yielded interesting results on why these women still give birth at home in rural northern Ghana. It was found out that perceived poor quality of care and conduct of skilled birth attendants; the perception that women received better care from Traditional Birth Attendants; financial constraints and lack of access to healthcare facilities in the rural areas by these women accounted for majority of the reasons why women in rural northern Ghana still give birth at home. Conclusion: The study highlighted some barriers experienced by participants to the utilisation of birth care services provided by skilled birth attendants in rural northern Ghana. Management of healthcare facilities should facilitate the implementation of supportive supervision in the maternity units to improve the quality of care and attitude delivered by skilled birth attendants in maternity care in rural communities.

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  • Some women prefer home delivery because they believe that the way the placenta is discarded following childbirth significantly impacts the prospects of the offspring in the future.

    “Additionally, some women prefer home delivery because they believe that the way the placenta is discarded following childbirth significantly impacts the prospects of the offspring in the future.”

    From A scoping review of the residual barriers to skilled birth attendance in Ghana: A conceptual framework and a fish bone analysis (2024) · cites this paper as [35]

    The Results (Identified themes; page unavailable) describe reasons for home delivery, and the Discussion mentions denial of traditional practices. But searches for placenta disposal, burial, and beliefs about a child's future found no passage addressing the specific belief in the claim. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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  • Placentas are usually burnt in health facilities in Ghana rather than giving women or their families the opportunity to bury them in their homes.

    “This is because the placentas are usually burnt in the health facilities rather than giving the women or their families the opportunity to bury them in their homes [35].”

    From A scoping review of the residual barriers to skilled birth attendance in Ghana: A conceptual framework and a fish bone analysis (2024) · cites this paper as [35]

    The Results section discusses women’s experiences of health-facility conditions, but the passages found do not address what facilities do with placentas or whether families can take them home. Searches for placenta burning, burial, and disposal found no passage addressing the claim. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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Authors
Adatara, P., Strumpher, J., & Ricks, E.
Affiliations
  • University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
  • Nelson Mandela University (ZA)
Corresponding author
Adatara, Peter
ORCID
Venue
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2020-08-28
Volume
20
Issue
1
Pages
500-500
ISSN
1471-2393 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/s12884-020-03198-y
PMC
PMC7456369
OpenAlex
W3081971239
Cited by
41
References
25
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1
FWCI
3.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Research Square (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Nelson Mandela University Research Repository (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Maternal and fetal healthcare
Keywords
home birth, traditional birth attendants, skilled birth attendants, rural women, perceived quality of care, financial constraints, health care access, supportive supervision, obstetric care, Northern Ghana
MeSH terms
Choice Behavior, Female, Ghana, Home Childbirth, Humans, Maternal Behavior, Midwifery, Pregnancy, Rural Population, Qualitative Research, Patient Preference

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