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Husband’s Involvement In Ante-natal Care
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1.3SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
An
investigation into men’s involvement in ante-natal care cannot be
over-emphasized considering his centrality to family union, good health
of children among others. Men’s involvement in ante-natal care
symbolizes bond within the family sub-system while both women and men
agreed upon the importance of providing financial support for baby,
women’s definition of male involvement in ante-natal included other
issues related to marital stability.
This study will be beneficial to
married men and women, single people, health practitioners and the
government. Nonetheless, three are potential benefits to be had from
some of the elements of ante-natal care, and these benefits maybe most
significant in developing countries where mobility an mortality levels
among reproductive-age women are high. The ante-natal period form men
support clearly present s opportunities for reaching pregnant women with
a number of interventions that may be vital to their health and
well-being and that of their infants. The ante-natal period is used to
inform women and families about danger signs and symptoms and about the
risks of labour and delivery, it may provide the route for ensuring that
pregnant women do, in practice, deliver with the assistance of a
skilled health care provider.
With the improved understanding on
ante-natal care a refocusing of materials health programmes towards
ensuring that women have access to care during the critical period
around labour and delivery – which is when most deaths occur – coupled
with referral for the management of obstetric emergencies. Thus safe
motherhood programmes tend to patronize the need for ante-natal care in
developing countries.
1.4 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The primary
aim of this study is to investigate men’s involvement in ante-natal
care. The following supporting objectives will be examined
(1) To emphasize the area of intervention of men in ante-natal care
(2) To examine men’s involvement in post-natal care
(3) To examine the men attitude to women reproductive health
(4) To make appropriate recommendation for effective way of involving men in women reproductive health
(5) To evaluate the supportive roles of men in preaed post natal
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study investigated men involvement in ante-natal care using Ikeja bag Local Government as a study. It was designed to establish the impact of min in ante-natal related issues and its corresponding effect on infant development. Relevant literature and theories related to this study were usedBoth primary and secondary data were used. The primary data include a well structured questionnaire of 200 administered to respondents in Ikeja Local Government in Lagos State through stratified and accid ... Continue reading---
