Antenatal care and child-birth care are essential components of maternal and perinatal health. The following benefits are expected: reduction of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, Strengthening the relationship between women/ her family/ community/ and health care provider.
Women's dissatisfaction with routine hospital care or even harm caused by some hospital procedures and the impersonal treatment by medical personnel lead to shift from hospital to home delivery and from doctors to midwives.
This study is the first attempt to describe women's responses to medical management of their pregnancy and delivery in women's health hospital Assiut University – Egypt.
A qualitative approach in data collection was adopted to gain view of women's perception.
A total number of 770 women (544 in-patients and 226 out-patients) were interviewed.
The findings showed that 79% were satisfied and 21% were unsatisfied.
The causes of unsatisfaction are discussed.