The impact of partner’s behaviour on pregnancy related outcomes and safe child-birth in Pakistan

作者：Muhammad Atif, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad SHAFIQ, Gohar Ayub, Muhammad Ilyas · 发表于：BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1186/s12884-023-05814-z · 被引用次数：16 · 研究领域：Global Maternal and Child Health、COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction、Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

BACKGROUND: Pakistan is one of the nations with the worst statistics for pregnancy-related outcomes. Health programmes in underdeveloped nations frequently ignore the role of partners in maternal health, which is a crucial contributing factor in these worst situations. This research study aims to explore the role of husbands in maternity care and safe childbirth in Pakistan. METHODS: The data for this study comes from the Pakistan Maternal Mortality Survey 2019. The k-Modes clustering algorithm was implemented to generate clusters from the dataset. Cluster profiling was used to identify the problems in pregnancy-related outcomes in cases where women live away from their partners. The chi-square test and logistic regression model were fitted to identify the significant factors associated with women's health and safe childbirth. RESULTS: The finding of the study reveals that the partner's support during and after pregnancy plays a vital role in maternal health and safe child-birth. It was revealed that the women living away from their partners have certain health problems during pregnancy. These problems include Vaginal bleeding, Excessive vomiting, Chest pain, Cough, High B.P, Excessive weight gain, Body aches, Swelling of feet, and Swelling of the face. This also leads to complications and health problems in the postpartum period. Due to a lack of antenatal care from the spouse during pregnancy, the women who lived away from their partners lost their pregnancies. CONCLUSION: ...