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Pregnant women's experiences with an integrated diagnostic and decision support device for antenatal care in Ghana
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BACKGROUND: Quality
antenatal care (ANC) is recognised as an opportunity for
screening and early identification of pregnancy-related
complications. In rural Ghana, challenges with access to
diagnostic services demotivate women from ANC attendance and
referral compliance, leading to absent or late identification
and management of high-risk women. In 2016, an integrated
diagnostic and clinical decision support system tagged
'Bliss4Midwives' (B4M), was piloted in Northern Ghana. The
device facilitated non-invasive screening of pre-eclampsia,
gestational diabetes and anaemia at the point-of-care. This
study aimed to explore the experiences of pregnant women with
B4M, and its influence on service utilisation ("pull effect")
and woman-provider relationships ("woman engagement").
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ABEJIRINDE, Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade, et al. Pregnant women's experiences with an integrated diagnostic and
decision support device for antenatal care in Ghana. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2018. Vol. 18, num. 209. ISSN 1471-2393. [consulted: 7 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/133984