Open AccessPoor perinatal care practices in urban slums: Possible role of social mobilization networks
Author(s) -
Zulfia Khan,
Saira Mehnaz,
Najam Khalique,
M. Athar Ansari,
Abdul Razzaque Siddiqui
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.51229
Subject(s) - community mobilization , medicine , population , slum , health care , environmental health , socioeconomics , nursing , economic growth , sociology , economics
Making perinatal care accessible to women in marginalized periurban areas poses a public health problem. Many women do not utilize institutional care in spite of physical accessibility. Home-based care by traditional birth attendants (TBA) is hazardous. Inappropriate early neonatal feeding practices are common. Many barriers to perinatal care can be overcome by social mobilization and capacity building at the community level.