Table 1 Factors contributing to the first delay
From: Exploring the first delay: a qualitative study of home deliveries in Makwanpur district Nepal
Contributing factors | Number of women | Thaddeus and Maine classification |
|---|---|---|
Bad experience with health services, and/or bad perception of health services | 12 | Perceived quality of care |
Embarrassment | 12 | Socioeconomic and cultural |
Lack of family support | 10 | Socioeconomic and cultural |
Means of reaching health facility (including arranging men to carry) | 8 | Perceived accessibility |
Money | 8 | Socioeconomic and cultural |
Short labour | 4 | Perceived accessibility |
Labour occurred at night | 4 | Cultural |
Distance to health facility | 2 | Perceived accessibility |
Use of Shaman | 2 | Cultural |
Culture of home delivery | 1 | Cultural |