Women Dissatisfaction with Immediate Postnatal Care, Pure Qualitative Study

Abstract

<i>Back-ground:</i> The immediate postnatal period refers to the time just after delivery to the first 24 hours. A large proportion of maternal and neonatal deaths occur during the first 24 hours after delivery. Giving immediate postnatal care, irrespective of the context around their birth reduce maternal and neonatal deaths and morbidity. There was a little study done on immediate postnatal women dissatisfaction among mothers who gave birth at Public Hospital, in South West Shewa by using qualitative study approach. <i>Objectives:</i> To explore the enables of women`s dissatisfaction with immediate post natal care among mothers who gave birth at Public Hospitals, in South West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia, 2023. <i>Methods: </i>A pure qualitative study was conducted 17 women who gave birth and 6 workers at Public Hospitals, South West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia. Purposive sampling technique was used to select study participants. Qualitative data was analyzed thematically. The results were presented using text and table. <i>Results: </i>Inadequate care given, inadequate information and counseling, Lack of Cleanliness and availability of infrastructure in the health facility and Lack of laboratory test, drugs and medical supply was identified as enables of women dissatisfaction with immediate postnatal care. <i>Conclusion and Recommendation: </i>Greater than half of women were dissatisfied with overall immediate postnatal care. Health facilities managers and health care providers should work hard together to improve immediate postnatal women dissatisfaction.