Antenatal Care Services Utilization In  Women Delivered at Tertiary Care Level  Hospital in Urban Area, Mumbai

Dr. Jayashri Bute; Dr. S. N. Nagaonkar

Volume : III, Issue : I, January - 2014

Antenatal Care Services Utilization In Women Delivered at Tertiary Care Level Hospital in Urban Area, Mumbai

Dr. Jayashri Bute, Dr. S. N. Nagaonkar

Abstract :

This cross-sectional study was carried out in one of the tertiary hospital of Mumbai having its own teaching institute with 1400 beds. This study was carried out to know exactly the recent situation of antenatal care services utilized by women living in urban area in India and also various socio-demographic characters affecting on outcome of pregnancy. Women in postnatal ward after delivery interviewed with pretested semi-structured Performa.Out of 384 women complete antenatal services were utilized by 255 (66.4%) women & 129 (33.6%) women used them incompletely. Among 255( 66.4 %) were married between >18-25 yr of age & 27% were married ≤ 18 yr.67 women (86%) who were used complete ANC services were aware of private health facility and 138 (72.3%) were aware of public health facility before using antenatal care services. Of them 200 (52 %) women were had their first pregnancy between the age of >18-25yrs,210 (54.6 %) women of the Hindu religion used complete antenatal services which were found to be significant.197 (51.3 %) women were educated up to secondary class which is statistically found to be significant. Total 240(62.5%) reported complications during pregnancy and rest 144(37.5%) haven�t reported any complications. Among 255 women who utilized complete ANC services 125 (32.5 %) women had normal delivery, 105 (27.3 %) had caesarian section & only 25(6.4%) had interventional delivery, intrauterine death or stillbirth. Among women who used complete ANC services 110(28.6%) women were given birth to healthy newborn baby weighing more than 2.5Kg & which was found to be statistically significant.