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- Poor environmental conditions and hygiene practices during childbirth are linked to severe infections and fatalities in mothers and babies.
- The study assessed the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) conditions, as well as infection prevention practices, in 50 traditional birth centers in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
- Findings showed that these centers largely failed to meet WHO standards for environmental health, highlighting the need for improved WASH facilities and IPC practices to enhance maternal and child health, especially as non-facility births remain prevalent.
Article Abstract
Background: Poor environmental conditions and hygiene practices at the time of childbirth is linked to life-threatening infections and death in mothers and babies. Improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) have been identified as a means through which the lives of mothers and babies could be saved. This study was carried out to explore WASH conditions and infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in traditional birth homes/centers in Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria. A total of 50 traditional birth centers and attendants (TBAs) were enrolled in the study. Sociodemographic characteristics of the TBAs and features of the birth centers were obtained using a semi-structured questionnaire. Assessment of WASH conditions and IPC practices was based on established protocols.
Results: Findings revealed that majority of the centers operated under poor WASH conditions and IPC practices; none met with the WHO minimum standards for environmental health.
Conclusions: Adequate WASH facilities and IPC practices remain a critical component of maternal and child health even in non-facility birth. As the transition to facility births continues in many countries, the large number of non-facility births demands their inclusion in WASH-related strategies, if global goals of reducing deaths of newborns and women deaths will be achieved.
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