Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Northeast Medical College Hospital, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Dr. Rabeya Begum is an MBBS doctor at the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Northeast Medical College Hospital, Sylhet, Bangladesh. She is actively working in the field of EmOC; Maternal mortality; Family planning, Gynecology, Pregnancy .
Protocol
Emergency Obstetric Care-A protocol of a Situational Analysis in the Country Context of Bangladesh
Author(s): AAM Shazzadur Rahman*, Rabeya Begum, Tanusree Sarkar, Jasim Uddin and Mohammod Kamrul Islam
Background: Despite a consistently decreasing trend, maternal and infant mortality rates still remain a challenge
in Bangladesh. This shows that there is a need for constant efforts to improve accessibility and quality of maternal
and child care and implement what is reflected in recent policy documents, issued by the government, which is
reinforced by a number of related surveys and research studies.
Aim: The goal of this analysis is to examine the current situation and needs of emergency obstetric care in
Bangladesh by establishing a baseline of the availability, utilization, and quality of maternal health care services.
Study design: Corporate approach will be used for this situational analysis to generate data. Data collection
methods will be key informants interviews (KII) and focus group discussion.. View more»