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11	Cultural practices regarding antenatal care among Zulu women in a selected area in Gauteng Ngubeni, Nozipho Beatrice 02 1900 (has links) The registered midwives are engaged in continuous health education lessons In antenatal visits, discouraging antenatal clients from using hannful traditional and cultural practices in an attempt to preserve pregnancy to tenn. Despite the registered midwives' efforts, the clients continue to use hannful cultural methods, which are life-threatening to both the mother and the foetus In utero. The prenatal clients perceive the registered midwives as not being sensitive to their culture. The results of this study revealed that health education in antenatal clinics should be collaborative: that is, the people who have influence over the clients' pregnancy, like me mother-in-law, the traditional practitioners, cUents and their family members, should be involved by the midwives during the preparation of pregnancy lessons and health education lessons on how to preserve pregnancy to term according to· scientifically proven methods. / Health Studies / M.A. (Health Studies) Attitude Beliefs Mother-in-law Instill guilt Midwives Pregnant women Traditional birth attendant Traditional chemist Traditional medication Traditional healer Traditional practices Transcultural Wizards 618.24096822 Prenatal care -- South Africa -- Gauteng Women, Zulu -- South Africa -- Gauteng
12	Factors that influence pregnant women's choice of delivery site in Mukono district, Uganda Kkonde, Anthony 03 1900 (has links) The purpose of this study was to analyse and describe the factors that influence the choice of site of delivery by pregnant women in Mukono district. By employing quantitative, non experimental research methods, 431 women were interviewed by using structured questionnaires. These women had either delivered at; home, TBA, private or public clinic and 72% had been delivered by skilled attendants. Choice of delivery site was influenced by the attitudes of health workers which were rather poor in public sites, proximity of site, attendance of antenatal clinic at a site, availability of supplies and drugs, plus level of care including emergency obstetric care. / Health Studies / M. A. (Public Health) Safe motherhood Maternal mortality Traditional birth attendant Skilled attendant Delivery site 362.1984096761 Delivery (Obstetrics) Childbirth -- Uganda -- Mukono District Midwives -- Uganda -- Mukono District

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Cultural practices regarding antenatal care among Zulu women in a selected area in Gauteng

Factors that influence pregnant women's choice of delivery site in Mukono district, Uganda