What is it about?
Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BPCR) is a strategy to encourage pregnant women to make prompt decisions to seek care from skilled birth attendants. This paper discover the proportion of good BPCR, associated factors and predictive factors for good BPCR in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Thailand.
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Why is it important?
Most studies of BPCR have been conducted in developing countries. BPCR status and associated factors in Thailand are currently unknown. This study show the proportion of good BPCR is 78.6%. Associated factors of good BPCR are adult pregnancy, married status, high education, employed, high income, extended family, multiparity, first antenatal visit at ≤ 12 weeks and long-distance transportation. Predictive factors for good BPCR are high education, high income, multiparity, and extended family.
Perspectives
This is the first report of BPCR in Thailand. I hope this article will motivate institutes to implement BPCR programs with adequate population coverage. Moreover, health professionals should provide BPCR counseling to all pregnant women during the antenatal period.
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This page is a summary of: Birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women attending antenatal care at the Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Thailand, International Journal of Women s Health, December 2018, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/ijwh.s185589.
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