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    Mission Home use for Antenatal and Delivery care and experiences of Pregnant women and recently delivered mothers in Ile-Ife
    (The Department of Community Health, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2022) AKINJISOLA, Alice Ayomide
    This study assessed the perceived benefits and risks of mission home delivery use among respondents, explored the experiences of mission home delivery among pregnant women and recently delivered mothers who patronise mission homes and determined the factors influencing the mission home users’ decision to have mission home delivery. These were with a view to providing empirical evidence for relevant interventions for improving skilled attendance at birth. The study employed a mixed method design and was conducted among pregnant women and recently delivered mothers who are users of mission-home maternity services in Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Three hundred and eighty five respondents were selected through a two-stage sampling technique employing simple random sampling technique at each stage from 8 mission homes in the study area. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was applied to respondents to elicit relevant information. Sampling technique for the qualitative study was purposive. Qualitative data were obtained during four focus group discussions (FGDs) with ten participants in each group using standard protocol. Quantitative data were analysed using IBM Statistical Package for Service Solutions (SPSS) version 23 and presented using tables and graphs. Qualitative data were transcribed, themes generated and analysed using Atlas Ti software. The results showed that 44% of the respondents were aged 30-39years. More than 7 out of 10 respondents opted for mission home services because of the affordable cost of services while 86% did so because of fear of operative delivery. The most important perceived benefit of mission home maternity services reported was offer of prayer for clients (90.6%); others were the perceived safety of the mission home environment (87.5%), free consultation services (75.8%) and the attention devoted to clients in mission homes (75.8%). Only 18% reported perceived risk of infections while 6% reported the risk of uncontrollable haemorrhage. The qualitative findings reported the factors that influenced the choice of mission home use for maternity care which include family norms, tradition and closeness of mission homes to their homes. Others were empathy and care displayed by the birth attendants, better time management in mission homes and rare resort to surgical interventions. The study concluded that majority of pregnant women and recently delivered mothers who were users of mission home maternity services use such facilities because of affordability of services, fear of Caesarean operation and closeness of mission homes maternity services to their homes.