Open AccessBarriers to postnatal care and exclusive breastfeeding among urbanwomen in southeastern Nigeria
Author(s) -
JO Ugboaja,
Nwosu O Berthrand,
AO Igwegbe,
Amaka L Obi-Nwosu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.108895
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , attendance , postnatal care , feeling , psychological intervention , medicine , family medicine , focus group , demography , nursing , pediatrics , psychology , pregnancy , social psychology , business , marketing , sociology , biology , economics , genetics , economic growth
Available evidence shows that only a small proportion of Nigerian women access postnatal care and practice exclusive breastfeeding. Given that both interventions are critical to the survival of both the mother and the new born, it is important to identify factors that militate against an effective postnatal care and exclusive breastfeeding in the country, in order to scale up services. The aim was to determine the major barriers to postnatal care and exclusive breastfeeding among urban women in southeastern Nigeria.