Siddharth Agarwal|Vani Sethi|Karishma Srivastava|Prabhat Jha|Abdullah H Baqui
Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Slum Women in Indore City, India
National Health Systems Resource Centre|National Health Systems Resource Centre|National Health Systems Resource Centre|National Health Systems Resource Centre|Johns Hopkins University
three hundred twelve mothers infants aged 24 months 11 slums indore india interviewed assess birth preparedness complication readiness bpacr among mothers asked whether followed desired four steps pregnant identified trained birth attendant identified health facility arranged transport saved money emergency taking least three steps considered wellprepared taking two less steps considered lessprepared one hundred fortynine mothers 478 wellprepared factors associated wellpreparedness assessed using adjusted multivariate models factors associated wellpreparedness maternal literacy odds ratio 19 95 confidence interval ci 1134 availing antenatal services 17 ci 10528 deliveries slumhome high 564 among skilled attendance low 74 773 assisted traditional birth attendants skilled attendance delivery three times higher wellprepared mothers compared lessprepared mothers 30 ci 1654 antenatal outreach sessions used promoting bpacr important increase competency slumbased traditional birth attendants along promoting institutional deliveries