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Sheena Currie1, Laila Natiq1,2, Zelaikha Anwari3
1Jhpiego, Technical Leadership Office, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Evidence on experiences and perceptions of care in pregnancy and childbirth in conflict-affected settings is limited. We interviewed 561 maternity care providers and observed 413 antenatal care consultations, 671 births, and 393 postnatal care consultations at public health facilities across Afghanistan. We found that healthcare providers work under stressed conditions with insufficient support, and most women receive mixed quality care. Understanding socio-cultural and contextual factors underpinning acceptance of mistreatment in childbirth, related to conflict, insecurity, gender and power dynamics, is critical for improving the quality of maternity care in Afghanistan and similar fragile and conflict affected settings.
Evidence on experiences and perceptions of care in pregnancy and childbirth in conflict-affected settings is limited. We interviewed 561 maternity care providers and observed 413 antenatal care consultations, 671 births, and 393 postnatal care consultations at public health facilities across Afghanistan. We found that healthcare providers work under stressed conditions with insufficient support, and most women receive mixed quality care. Understanding socio-cultural and contextual factors underpinning acceptance of mistreatment in childbirth, related to conflict, insecurity, gender and power dynamics, is critical for improving the quality of maternity care in Afghanistan and similar fragile and conflict affected settings.
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