Antenatal and intra-natal care practices in urban slums of Lucknow City, UP.

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To study the Antenatal and Intra-Natal Care Practices in urban slums of Lucknow city, UP. Methods: A cross- sectional study in Urban slums of Lucknow city, UP included 524 women who had a live birth during last one year preceding data collection. The data was tabulated on Microsoft Excel sheet and analyzed using the software SPSS 10.0 for Windows. Results: Study findings showed that Majority (71%) of the mothers received ANC. Out of those who received ANC, 32.5 percent of them received 2 ANC and 25.3 percent received 3 ANC. The tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccination was received by 80.4 percent mothers. Out of those who received tetanus toxoid, 67.9 percent received two doses of tetanus toxoid and 18.7 percent one dose of tetanus toxoid. The study findings shows that about half (51.7%) of the deliveries took place at home followed by govt. health facility (28.4%). Only 19.8 percent of the deliveries took place at private health facility. Majority (73.4%) of the deliveries were conducted by trained birth attendant. Only 19.6 percent and 7 percent deliveries were conducted by relatives and untrained birth attendant respectively. Conclusion: In majority of cases correct Antenatal and Intra-natal care practices were lacking among mothers and this should be promoted through improved coverage with existing health services.