Open Access<p>Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness Practices Among Pregnant Adolescents in Bangkok, Thailand</p>
Author(s) -
Tiradech Teekhasaenee,
Kasemsis Kaewkiattikun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-318X
DOI - 10.2147/ahmt.s236703
Subject(s) - obstetrics and gynaecology , preparedness , pregnancy , family medicine , medicine , obstetrics , odds ratio , pediatrics , demography , genetics , pathology , political science , law , biology , sociology
Reducing the maternal mortality ratio is one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. These maternal deaths are preventable with appropriate management and care. Birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPCR) is a strategy to make prompt decisions to seek care from skilled birth attendants, resulting in reduced maternal and neonatal mortality. Despite high global rates of adolescent pregnancy, there has not yet been a study of BPCR status and associated factors among pregnant adolescents.