Table 4 Reasons given for home delivery in 48 Mumbai slums
From: Prospective study of determinants and costs of home births in Mumbai slums
Reason | Frequency | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Custom | 480 | (28) |
Labour too quick to reach institution | 230 | (13) |
Nobody to accompany woman to institution | 136 | (8) |
Fear of institution staff | 117 | (7) |
Convenience | 104 | (6) |
Hospital far from home | 101 | (6) |
Family constraints (permission, nobody to look after children) | 93 | (5) |
Not registered for institutional delivery | 57 | (3) |
Financial barriers | 49 | (3) |
Lack of transport | 48 | (3) |
Asked to return to institution later, but delivery ensued | 38 | (2) |
Poor perception of institutional care | 25 | (1) |
Not admitted to institution because of insufficient documents | 8 | (<1) |
Other | 92 | (5) |
Missing data | 130 | (8) |
Total | 1708 | (100) |