Authors: Nabamallika Dehingia, Anvita Dixit, Yamini Atmavilas, Dharmendra Chandurkar, Kultar Singh, Jay Silverman & Anita Raj
Indian women represent one in every seven of the 85 million women who experience unintended pregnancy each year. This high concentration is likely due to limited engagement with the local health system and puts women at risk of maternal health complications like pre-eclampsia, postpartum hemorrhage, and postpartum pre-eclampsia. Nabamllika Dehingia and colleagues assessed whether community health worker visits in India affected the relationship between unintended pregnancy and maternal health complications. Women who received CHW home visits experienced lower rates of pre-eclampsia, postpartum hemorrhage, and postpartum pre-eclampsia.
Link: Unintended pregnancy and maternal health complications: cross-sectional analysis of data from rural Uttar Pradesh, India
Resource Topic: Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2020
Region: Asia
Country: India
Publisher May Restrict Access: No