期刊名称：The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
印刷版ISSN：1606-0997
电子版ISSN：2072-1315
出版年度：2014
卷号：32
期号：3
页码：503-512
语种：English
出版社：International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh
摘要：Intrapartum-related complications (previously called ‘birth asphyxia’) are a significant contributor to deaths of newborns in Bangladesh. This study describes some of the perceived signs, causes, and treatments for this condition as described by new mothers, female relatives, traditional birth attendants, and village doctors in three sites in Bangladesh. Informants were asked to name characteristics of a healthy newborn and a newborn with difficulty in breathing at birth and about the perceived causes, consequences, and treatments for breathing difficulties. Across all three sites ‘no movement’ and ‘no cry’ were identified as signs of breathing difficulties while ‘prolonged labour’ was the most commonly-mentioned cause. Informants described a variety of treatments for difficulty in breathing at birth, including biomedical and, less often, spiritual and traditional practices. This study identified the areas that need to be addressed through behaviour change interventions to improve recognition of and response to intrapartum-related complications in Bangladesh. Key words: Home-birth, Intrapartum-related complications, Bangladesh
