Abstract

<p>The study assessed the attitude and preference for place during childbirth among Postpartum Women in Awka South Local <br>Government. A descriptive cross sectional survey design with simple random sampling technique was used to select 390 <br>postpartum women from the total population of 15,800. A structured self-administered questionnaire was adapted and used to <br>collect data. Statistical Package for Social Science version 22.0 was used to analyse the data. Descriptive statistics of measure of <br>central tendency statistics (mean). The study has shown that; 18.3% of the respondents were between 20 – 30years, 41.3 % <br>were between 31 – 40 years, 34.4% were between 41 – 50 years while 6% were between 51 years and above. It also revealed <br>that most (45%) women preferred private hospitals, some preferred teaching hospitals while some preferred health centres, <br>women had positive attitude towards Private hospital, Teaching hospital, General hospital, Health centre and a negative attitude <br>towards Traditional birth home and Personal home, factors associated with attitude and preference of place during childbirth <br>among postpartum women includes Safety, Cost, Distance, Fear, Convenience, Spouse decision tec. The study concludes that <br>women have attitude and preference for place during childbirth. The study therefore recommends that understanding women's <br>preferences for antenatal care through discrete choice experiments can inform the development of maternal healthcare services<br>that align with women's preferences and needs.</p>