Male Involvement and Accommodation During Obstetric Emergencies in Rural Ghana: A Qualitative Analysis.

MATERNAL health services; ATTITUDE (Psychology); FOCUS groups; INTERVIEWING; MEDICAL personnel; OBSTETRICAL emergencies; PREGNANCY & psychology; RESEARCH funding; QUALITATIVE research; SOCIAL support; NARRATIVES; EXPECTANT fathers; PSYCHOLOGY

The article examines the ways in which men are involved in emergency obstetric care in Sub-Saharan Africa. Topics discussed include the consequences of male involvement, the degree to which facilities accommodate men, and the various support provided by men to their partners including financial and emotional. The need for policies and programs that promote supportive behavior by men during obstetric emergencies is recommended.