Why women chose unassisted home birth in Malaysia: A qualitative study

Why women chose unassisted home birth in Malaysia: A qualitative study

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Background: Incidences of unassisted home birthing practices have been increasing in Malaysia despite the accessibility to safe and affordable child birthing facilities. We aimed to explore the reasons for women to make such decisions. Methods: Twelve women participated in in-depth interviews. They...

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Main Authors:	Abu Bakar, A.I (Author), Ahmad Tajuddin, N.A.N (Author), Ismail, I.A (Author), Malek, K.A (Author), Othman, S. (Author), Ramdzan, S.N (Author), Shamsuddin, N.H (Author), Suhaimi, J. (Author)
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BioMed Central Ltd., 2020
Subjects:	adult Adult Article attitude to health awareness birth birthing experience Choice Behavior comfort decision making fatality female Female Free birth health care delivery health hazard Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Healthcare delivery system Home Childbirth home delivery Homebirth human Humans in depth interview incidence interview Malaysia middle aged Middle Aged Parturition personal autonomy personal experience pregnancy Pregnancy pregnancy outcome privacy psychology Qualitative qualitative research Qualitative Research religion self concept self trust snowball sample social belief spiritual belief unassisted home birth Unassisted home birth
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