- Title
- Low utilisation of postnatal care among women with unwanted pregnancy: A challenge for Bangladesh to achieve Sustainable Development Goal targets to reduce maternal and newborn deaths
- Creator
- Khan, Md Nuruzzaman; Harris, Melissa L.; Loxton, Deborah
- Relation
- Health and Social Care in the Community Vol. 30, Issue 2, p. e524-e536
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13237
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Pregnancy complications are the major cause of maternal and newborn deaths in low- and middle-income countries that are more frequently associated with unintended pregnancy. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends postnatal care (PNC) for women and their newborns within 24 hr of birth to prevent pregnancy complications and associated adverse outcomes. We, therefore, examined the relationship between unintended pregnancy and PNC use in Bangladesh. Data from 4,493 women and newborn dyads were extracted from the 2014 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey and analysed. PNC was classified as: no PNC; some level of PNC (either the woman or her newborn missed PNC within 24 hr of birth but had at least one PNC visit within 42 days of birth); and WHO’s recommended level of PNC (at least one PNC use for both the woman and her child within 24 hr of birth). Pregnancy intention at conception for the last live birth was categorised as wanted, mistimed or unwanted. Multilevel multinomial logistic regression modelling was used to assess the association between pregnancy intention and PNC use, adjusting for possible confounders. We found around 27% of participants had adhered to WHO’s PNC use recommendations. Around 26% of pregnancies that resulted in live births were unintended at conception, including 15% of which were classified as mistimed and 11% as unwanted. Following adjustment of confounders, a 37% (OR = 0.63, 95% CI: 0.47–0.85) lower odds of using WHO’s recommended level of PNC and a 33% (OR, 95% CI, 0.49–0.93) lower odds of some level of PNC were found for pregnancies that were unwanted relative to those that were wanted. No association was found between mistimed pregnancy and PNC use. Strengthening healthcare facilities and improving the linkage between women and existing healthcare facilities are important to ensure WHO’s PNC recommendations are met for women experiencing an unwanted pregnancy.
- Subject
- Bangladesh; maternal and newborn deaths; the World Health Organization reccomendataion of first postnatal care; unwanted pregnancy; SDG 3; SDG 5; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1452680
- Identifier
- uon:44484
- Identifier
- ISSN:0966-0410
- Rights
- This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Khan, Md Nuruzzaman; Harris, Melissa L.; Loxton, Deborah “Low utilisation of postnatal care among women with unwanted pregnancy: A challenge for Bangladesh to achieve Sustainable Development Goal targets to reduce maternal and newborn deaths”. Health and Social Care in the Community Vol. 30, Issue 2, p. e524-e536 (2022), which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13237. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of SelfArchived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
- Language
- eng
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