Open AccessLabour & delivery monitoring patterns in facility births across five districts of India: A cross-sectional observational study
Author(s) -
Shalini Singh,
Jyotika Kashyap,
Nomita Chandhiok,
Vipin Kumar,
Vishwajeet Singh,
Richa Goel,
for an Icmr-Unfpa Task Force study on reducing maternal mortality,
early postpartum care
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_103_18
Subject(s) - observational study , medicine , cross sectional study , attendance , vaginal delivery , pregnancy , health facility , environmental health , obstetrics , population , economic growth , economics , health services , pathology , biology , genetics
India has recorded a marked increase in facility births due to government's conditional cash benefit scheme initiated in 2005. However, concerns have been raised regarding the need for improvement in the quality of care at facilities. Here we report the monitoring patterns during labour and delivery documented by direct observation in reference to the government's evidence-based guidelines on skilled birth attendance in five districts of India.