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Method/Sample size/ How recruited/ Study area

Objectives

Findings/Results

Evidence level

Afsana, K. & Rashid, S. F. (2001). The challenges of meeting rural Bangladeshi women’s needs in delivery care.

A qualitative approach

To determine how to improve

existing delivery care services

Most women who attended the BHC because of complications received poor-quality care.

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Afsana, K. & Rashid, S. F. (2009). Constructions of birth in

Bangladesh. Springer Science and Business Media

Ethnographic method

To understand constructions of birth in Bangladesh.

The result shows that childbirth is constructed in discursive practices that affect women’s use of birth care.

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Andrews, J. Y. & Dalal, K. (2011). Umbilical cord-cutting practices and place of delivery in Bangladesh.

A cross-sectional survey

To investigate umbilical cord-cutting practices in Bangladesh.

The findings highlight the importance of a clean delivery kit, especially for home deliveries.

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Ara, S., Islam, M. M., Kamruzzaman, M., Elahi, M. T., Rahman, S.S., & Hossain, M. S. (2013). Assessment of social, economic and medical determinant of safe motherhood in Dhaka City: A cross-sectional study.

A cross-sectional study

To investigate determinant of safe motherhood.

The result suggests that socio-economic status is critical in safe motherhood.

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Blum, L.S., Sharmin, T., & Ronsmans, C. (2006). Attending home vs. clinic-based deliveries: perspectives of SBAs in Matlab, Bangladesh

Qualitative method

To identify the experiences of SBAs in rural Bangladesh.

The result suggests that SBAs experienced a number of obstacles which include transportation, adequate equipment, lack of training.

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Chowdhury, A. M. R., Mahbub, A., & Chowdhury, A. S. (2003). Skilled attendance at delivery in Bangladesh: An ethnographic study.

Qualitative method

To examine the experiences of SBAs in Bangladesh.

The result suggests that women in Bangladesh prefer home delivery for numerous reasons which include less

expensive, privacy, easiness, and travel.

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Choudhury, N., & Ahmed, S. M. (2011). Maternal care practices among the ultra-poor households in rural Bangladesh: A qualitative exploratory study.

Qualitative method

To explore maternal

care practices among ultra-poor households in rural Bangladesh.

The result suggests that cultural beliefs have a strong effect on maternal care practices among poor women in rural Bangladesh.

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Choudhury, N., Moran, A. C., Alam, M. A., Ahsan, K. Z., Rashid, S. F., & Streatfield, P. K. (2012). Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Mixed methods

To describe maternal beliefs and practices.

The result suggests that cultural beliefs have a strong impact on maternal beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in slum area of Bangladesh.

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Darmstadt, G. L., Syed, U., Patel, Z., & Kabir, N. (2006). Review of domiciliary newborn care practices in Bangladesh.

Literature review

To improve neonatal outcomes for the implementation of interventions in Bangladesh.

Cultural beliefs and practices are heavily prevalent in newborn care in Bangladesh.

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Edhborg, M., Nasreen, H. E., & Kabir, Z. N. (2015). I can’t stop worrying about everything: Experiences of rural Bangladeshi women during the first postpartum months.

Qualitative methods

To describe the experiences rural mothers during the first postpartum period in Bangladesh.

The result suggests that rural Bangladeshi women experienced economic difficulties and health problems during the first postpartum period in Bangladesh.

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Haider, R., Rasheed, S., Sanghvi, T. G., Hassan, N., Pachon, H., Islam, S., & Jalal, C. S. B. (2010). Breastfeeding in infancy: Identifying the program-relevant issues in Bangladesh.

Mixed methods

To identify issues to improve breastfeeding in infancy.

The result suggests that poor knowledge about initiating immediate breastfeeding.

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Islam, M. T., Islam, N., Yoshimura, Y., Nisha, M. K., & Yasmin, N. (2015). Newborn care practices in rural Bangladesh.

Quantitative method

To describe the newborn care practices in rural Bangladesh.

The common practices include early bathing, delayed initiation of breastfeeding, and unclean cord care.

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Khan, M. I., & Islam, K. (2006). Home delivery practices in rural Bangladesh: A case of passive violence to the women.

Eclectic approach

To examine home delivery care practices in rural Bangladesh.

The result suggests that home delivery by untrained women is very common in rural Bangladesh.

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Moran A. C., Choudhury, N., Khan, N. U. Z., Karar, Z. A., Wahed, T., Rashid, S. F., & Alam, M. A. (2009). Newborn care practices among slum dwellers in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A quantitative and qualitative exploratory study.

Mixed methods

To explore new born care practices among slum dwellers.

The results show that the majority of babies were bathed immediate after birth. Exclusive breastfeeding was not common; the majority of women gave honey to their newborn babies.

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Parkhurst, J., Rahman, S. A., & Ssengooba, F. (2006). Overcoming access barriers for facility-based delivery in low-income settings: Insights from Bangladesh and Uganda.

Qualitative methods

To examine access barriers for facility-based delivery in developing countries.

The result suggests that social networks helped to overcome cost and transport barriers in both counties.

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Rahman, A., Moran, A., Pervin, J., Rahman, A., Rahman, M. Yeasmin, S., & Koblinsky, M. (2011). Effectiveness of an integrated approach to reduce perinatal mortality: Recent experiences from Matlab, Bangladesh.

Quantitative method

To examine the effect of an integrated approach to reduce perinatal mortality rural Bangladesh.

The result suggests that the continuum of integrated approach helped to reduce perinatal mortality rural Bangladesh.

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Sarker, B.K., Rahman, M., Rahman, T., Hossain, J., Reichenbach, L., & Mitra, D. K. (2016). Reasons for preference of home delivery with TBAs in rural Bangladesh: A qualitative exploration.

Qualitative method

Examine the factors associated with this home delivery with TBAs in rural Bangladesh.

The factors include traditional beliefs, cultural views, religious beliefs, beliefs in TBA, lack of transport, and lack of knowledge about maternal health services.

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Sultana, A. (2010). Patriarchy and women’s subordination: A theoretical analysis.

Literature review

To describe the impact of patriarchy in Bangladesh.

The result suggests that women are influenced by patriarchy through various ways which include low wages, violence, son’s preference, education, household work and dowry.

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Sundaram, M. E., Ali, H., Mehra, S., Shamim, A. A., Ullah, B., Rashid, M., & Labrique, A. (2016). Early newborn ritual foods correlate with delayed breastfeeding initiation in rural Bangladesh.

A randomised controlled trial

To examine the factors associated with delayed breastfeeding in rural Bangladesh.

The result shows that feeding other supplementary foods delayed initiation of breastfeeding in rural Bangladesh.

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Tarafder, T., & Sultan, P. (2014). Reproductive health beliefs and their consequences: A case study in rural indigenous women in Bangladesh.

Qualitative method

To examine reproductive health beliefs and their consequences in rural indigenous women in Bangladesh.

The result shows that mythical beliefs and misconceptions influence rural indigenous women’s health negatively.

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Tasnim, S., Rahman, A., & Shahabuddin, A. K. M. (2010). Access to skilled care at home during pregnancy and childbirth: Dhaka Bangladesh

A quasi-experimental method

To examine maternal care services through provision of Skilled Birth Attendants.

The SBAs are not available at home during pregnancy and childbirth in Bangladesh.

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Varghese, R. (2007). Monster-in-law? The effect of co-resident mother-in-law on the welfare of Bangladesh daughters-in-law.

Quantitative method

To identify the impact of co-resident mother-in-law on the welfare of daughters-in-law in Bangladesh.

The result shows that living with the mother-in-law with their daughters-in-law negatively them.

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