Development of a bottom-up structure to promote health of pregnant women in rural Tanzania

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26861940
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: St. Luke's International University
• Principal Investigator: SHIMPUKU Yoko 聖路加国際大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 助教 (00633421)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 国際研究者交流 / 助産学 / 国際協働 / 妊娠期教育 / アフリカ / タンザニア / アクションリサーチ / ボトムアップ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research was to develop a bottom-up structure to expand an antenatal education program in order to promote health of pregnant women in rural Tanzania. Interviews with traditional birth attendants (TBAs) and focus group discussion with skilled birth attendants (SBAs) revealed that TBAs had been working to protect lives of women in segregated areas without adequate reimbursement, and they had lack of communication and cooperation with SBAs when referring women in emergency despite the fact that both TBAs and SBAs realized the importance of cooperation. It is inevitable to utilize TBAs in the bottom-up system and to address the needs of cooperation and training.

Free Research Field

助産学