More women now prefer delivering through skilled birth attendants or in the Mithi hospital.
The qualitative interviews revealed that many women prefer delivering in a private and confidential environment with the assistance of someone from within their community, someone they trust and know well.
The combined effect of poor roads and use of an unsuitable but common means of transportation like motorcycles was considered detrimental to women's health and was a reason to prefer delivering at home among both men and women.
Clementina Ilukol, 21, is the only enrolled midwife at Rupa Health Centre II in Moroto District, North Eastern Uganda In December 2014, Clementina delivered 33 women, 28 of which preferred to deliver using a birth cushion, a UNICEF Uganda innovation, cherished by most of the expectant mothers according to Clementina.
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The study revealed that among 393 pregnant women 292 74.3%) preferred to deliver in a health facility while 77(19.6%) preferred to deliver at home.
Traditional birth attendant 1 Women who preferred to deliver at home indicated that some health professionals are not sensitive to their privacy and care little to give them psychological support when they need it most.
The study results revealed that among the 393 pregnant women 292 (74.3%) preferred to deliver their current pregnancy in a health facility, 77 (19.6%) preferred to deliver in their home, while the rest 24 6.1%) have not yet decided where to deliver.
Regarding preference of the mothers about delivery place during their last pregnancy, 288 (77.6%) preferred to deliver at home, 70 (18.9%) preferred to give birth in health facilities with the assistance of skilled professionals, and 3.5% of the mothers preferred to deliver in their mother's home.
