Open AccessStatus and determinants of birth preparedness and complication readiness in a rural block of Haryana
Author(s) -
Nitika Sharma,
Neelam Kumar,
Srishti Singh,
JS Malik,
Anuj Jangra
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_372_18
Subject(s) - medicine , preparedness , complication , block (permutation group theory) , environmental health , family medicine , medical emergency , demography , surgery , political science , law , geometry , mathematics , sociology
Pregnancy and motherhood is a physiological phenomenon. However, approximately 830 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every day. Birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPACR) improves preventive behavior and improves knowledge of mothers about danger signs.