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EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF MIDWIVES IN THE PROVISION OF POSTPARTUM CONTRACEPTIVE COUNSELLING TO RURAL WOMEN IN PAKISTAN A QUALITATIVE APPROACH

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-I).17      10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-I).17      Published : Mar 2024

Exploring the Experiences of Midwives in the Provision of Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan: A Qualitative Approach

Abstract

    This study was conducted to examine the challenges faced by midwives in providing postpartum contraceptive counseling services to women in the rural area of Lahore city of Punjab Province, Pakistan. A qualitative research method was used wherein twenty study participants (midwives) purposively selected in the targeted locale were interviewed using a Semi-Structured Interview (SSI). The collected data was secured in the form of field notes which were subsequently analyzed while extracting four themes including (i) involvement of the client's family (ii) misinterpretation about the use of contraception (iii) contraception availability (iv) religious perspective on contraception. This study concluded that midwives are facing challenges from family, culture, and community while providing postpartum contraceptive counseling to rural women. Furthermore, the study also concluded that the personal choices, values, and religious beliefs of women also pose a significant challenge for midwives in providing contraceptive counseling to rural women in Pakistan.

    Contraceptive, Counselling, Midwives, Challenges, Availability

    (1) Amna Iftikhar
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of Sociology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Khalil ur Rahman
    Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Umar Ali
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of Sociology, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Iftikhar, A., Rahman, K. u., & Ali, U. (2024). Exploring the Experiences of Midwives in the Provision of Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan: A Qualitative Approach. Global Sociological Review, IX(I), 191-200. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-I).17

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Iftikhar, Amna, Khalil ur Rahman, and Umar Ali. 2024. "Exploring the Experiences of Midwives in the Provision of Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan: A Qualitative Approach." Global Sociological Review, IX (I): 191-200 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-I).17

HARVARD

    HARVARD : IFTIKHAR, A., RAHMAN, K. U. & ALI, U. 2024. Exploring the Experiences of Midwives in the Provision of Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan: A Qualitative Approach. Global Sociological Review, IX, 191-200.

MHRA

    MHRA : Iftikhar, Amna, Khalil ur Rahman, and Umar Ali. 2024. "Exploring the Experiences of Midwives in the Provision of Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan: A Qualitative Approach." Global Sociological Review, IX: 191-200

MLA

    MLA : Iftikhar, Amna, Khalil ur Rahman, and Umar Ali. "Exploring the Experiences of Midwives in the Provision of Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan: A Qualitative Approach." Global Sociological Review, IX.I (2024): 191-200 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Iftikhar, Amna, Rahman, Khalil ur, and Ali, Umar (2024), "Exploring the Experiences of Midwives in the Provision of Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan: A Qualitative Approach", Global Sociological Review, IX (I), 191-200

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Iftikhar, Amna, Khalil ur Rahman, and Umar Ali. "Exploring the Experiences of Midwives in the Provision of Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan: A Qualitative Approach." Global Sociological Review IX, no. I (2024): 191-200. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-I).17