Table 2.
Reasons for Home Delivery and Institutional Delivery
| Reasons | N (%)* |
|---|---|
| Reasons for home delivery (N=39) | |
| Home delivery is easy and convenient | 26 (66.7) |
| Privacy will be maintained | 6 (15.4) |
| All my previous deliveries were at home | 19 (48.7) |
| Lack of money | 6 (15.4) |
| Hospital is too far | 1 (2.6) |
| Family members prefer home delivery | 1 (2.6) |
| Attitude of health personnel | 2 (5.1) |
| Continuity of care in home | 10 (25.6) |
| No need to leave other children | 1 (2.6) |
| Precipitate labour/too short labour | 8 (20.5) |
| Less intervention at home | 1 (2.6) |
| Lack of family members to take to hospital during labour | 1 (2.6) |
| Fear of hospital | 1 (2.6) |
| Reasons for institutional delivery (N=54) | |
| Previous good experience in the hospital | 3 (5.6) |
| Easy availability of transport | 1 (1.9) |
| Decision of the family member | 15 (27.8) |
| Free delivery services | 6 (11.1) |
| Safety | 42 (77.8) |
| Fear of complication at home | 38 (70.4) |
| Emergencies attended faster | 28 (51.9) |
| Complications during labour at home | 2 (3.7) |
| Prolonged labour at home | 7 (13.0) |
| Crossing of expected date of delivery | 2 (3.7) |
| Others | 4 (7.4) |
*
Multiple response