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Title:	Pregnant women's experiences with an integrated diagnostic and decision support device for antenatal care in Ghana
Author:	Abejirinde, Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade; Douwes, Renate; Bardají, Azucena; Abugnaba-Abanga, Rudolf; Zweekhorst, Marjolein; van Roosmalen, Jos; Brouwere, Vincent De
Abstract:	BACKGROUND: Quality antenatal care (ANC) is recognised as an opportunity for screening and early identification of pregnancy-related complications. In rural Ghana, challenges with access to diagnostic services demotivate women from ANC attendance and referral compliance, leading to absent or late identification and management of high-risk women. In 2016, an integrated diagnostic and clinical decision support system tagged 'Bliss4Midwives' (B4M), was piloted in Northern Ghana. The device facilitated non-invasive screening of pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes and anaemia at the point-of-care. This study aimed to explore the experiences of pregnant women with B4M, and its influence on service utilisation ("pull effect") and woman-provider relationships ("woman engagement").
Subject(s):	-Embarassades -Medicina prenatal -Ghana -Pregnant women -Prenatal medicine
Rights:	cc by (c) Abejirinde et al., 2018 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Document type:	Article Article - Published version
Published by:	BioMed Central
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