Response

Frequency

Percentage

Someone to support mother and child financially after birth? (n = 98)

Yes

88

89.8

No

10

10.2

If yes who? (n = 88)

Partner

21

23.9

Parents

50

56.8

In-laws

17

19.3

Able to care for child independently? (n = 98)

Yes

25

25.5

No

73

74.5

If no, who will help you care for the child? (n = 73)

Mother

53

72.6

In-laws

19

26.0

Siblings

1

1.4

Caring for the baby is a difficult task and should be performed by experienced persons?

Yes

88

89.8

No

10

10.2

Ever received counselling/education on child-rearing? (n = 98)

Yes

51

52.0

No

47

48.0

Source of child-rearing education/counselling (n = 51)

Parents

21

41.2

In-laws

8

15.7

Friends

6

11.7

Nurses

15

29.4

Doctors

1

2.0