Women's Recall of Obstetric Complications in South Kalimantan, Indonesia

Bibliographic Data

ID10796578
AuthorsCarine Ronsmans (corresponding author), Endang L Achadi, Endang Achadi, Surekha Cohen (John Snow (United States)), Ali Zazri (John Snow (United States))
Year1997
Volume28
Issue3
Pages203
Publication date1997-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Family Planning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2137888
PMID9322336
OpenAlexW2081253209
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited4

The search for indicators for monitoring progress toward safe motherhood has prompted research into population-based measures of obstetric morbidity. One possible such measure is based on women's reports of their past childbirth experiences. In this prospective study in three hospitals in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, the accuracy of women's reporting of severe birth-related complications was examined. The findings of this study suggest that poor agreement exists between the way women report their experience of childbirth and the way doctors diagnose obstetric problems, although the degree of agreement varies with the type of complication. Questionnaires relying on women's experience of childbirth will tend to overestimate the prevalence of medically diagnosed obstetric problems such as those associated with excessive vaginal bleeding or dysfunctional labor. Questions suggestive of eclampsia may be more promising, although the small number of eclamptic women in this study precludes firm conclusions

Childbirth · Dysfunctional family · Eclampsia · Environmental health · Maternal morbidity · Obstetrics · Population · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Global Maternal and Child Health · Maternal and fetal healthcare · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine