FSD3061 Maternity Care in Rural China 2008 - 2009

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Study title

Maternity Care in Rural China 2008 - 2009

Dataset ID Number

FSD3061

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3061

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

Hemminki, Elina (National Institute for Health and Welfare)
Klemetti, Reija (National Institute for Health and Welfare)
Long, Qian (Duke Kunshan University. Global Health Research Center)

Abstract

This study examined the effects of three maternity service practices in the countryside of China. These practices were (1) covering some of the costs of maternity, (2) added training to midwives in terms of clinical competence, and (3) added healthcare training to midwives and village doctors. The study was funded by the European Commission (CHIMACA 015396).

The questions covered the costs of pregnancy and maternity and the financial support/benefits received, previous pregnancies and the number of children, duration of the pregnancy and working during pregnancy. It was also asked if the respondents had visited a doctor or a midwife due to the pregnancy, and, if they had visited a city hospital, who had directed them to the hospital. Further questions examined what sort of matters were discussed during these visits and whether the respondent had used a maternity card.

The mothers were asked where their child(ren) had been delivered and if someone helped with the delivery. Home birthers were asked why they had given birth at home. Further questions examined the delivery procedure (c-section/vaginal birth/assisted). The respondents were also asked how long they had spent in the hospital before and after birth. Finally, the respondents were asked how and where post-natal maternity care was handled and what sort of matters were discussed.

Background variables included the age of the child's parents, education level, occupation and region.

Keywords

birth weight; childbirth; countryside; delivery (pregnancy); maternity care; midwives; mothers; pregnancy

Topic Classification

Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
Reproductive health (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Health care services and policies (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

National Institute for Health and Welfare

Data Producers

National Institute for Health and Welfare

Time Period Covered

2008 – 2009

Collection Dates

2008-12 – 2009-04

Nation

China

Geographical Coverage

China, Anhui, Chongqing, Shaanxi

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Women in countryside villages of the three provinces chosen for the study who had given birth in 2008.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Cluster: Stratified random

A sample was drawn from rural villages in the three provinces chosen for the study. The villages were categorised into two categories according to (1) their population and (2) how long the distance was from the village to a hospital. After this, a third of the villages were randomly picked from each category, 485 villages in total. Women from these villages who had given birth in 2008 were chosen for the study.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview: Paper-and-pencil (PAPI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

71.2

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

113 variables and 3966 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Open-ended responses in Chinese were removed from the data. Several variables had also been removed by the data collectors before depositing the data at FSD.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Hemminki, Elina (National Institute for Health and Welfare) & Klemetti, Reija (National Institute for Health and Welfare) & Long, Qian (Duke Kunshan University): Maternity Care in Rural China 2008 - 2009 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2018-04-05). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3061

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Hemminki, Elina & Long, Qian & Zhang, Wei-Hong & Wu, Zhuochun & Raven, Joanna & Tao, Fangbiao & Yan, Hong & Wang, Yang & Klemetti, Reija & Zhang, Tuohong & Regushevskaya, Elena & Tang, Shenglan (2013): Impact of financial and educational interventions on maternity care: Results of cluster randomized trials in rural China, CHIMACA. Matern Child Health J 17(2): 208-221.