Husband's role in handling pregnancy complications in Mangochi District, Malawi: A call for increased focus on community level male involvement

Conclusions Husbands are important decision makers regarding seeking healthcare for pregnancy complications because of their economic and symbolic power and despite their limited access to knowledge of maternal health. Maternal healthcare seeking practices would benefit from wives gaining an empowered role as well as improved knowledge of maternal health among husbands.
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research