Antenatal depressive symptoms and utilisation of delivery and postnatal care: a prospective study in rural Ethiopia

Antenatal depressive symptoms and utilisation of delivery and postnatal care: a prospective study in rural Ethiopia

Abstract Background Uptake of delivery and postnatal care remains low in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), where 99% of global maternal deaths take place. However, the potential impact of antenatal depression on use of institutional delivery and postnatal care has seldom been examined. This s...

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Main Authors: Tesera Bitew, Charlotte Hanlon, Eskinder Kebede, Simone Honikman, Michael N. Onah, Abebaw Fekadu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Antenatal depressive symptoms
Delivery care use
Postnatal care use
Assisted delivery
Planned institutional delivery
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-017-1383-8

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