Postnatal Care Utilisation Among Adolescent Mothers in India: A Pooled Cross‐Sectional Study of NFHS‐4 and NFHS‐5
Anshika Singh, Aditya Singh, Rakesh Chandra, Muhammad Hossain, Utkarsh Jain · 2026
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Anshika Singh and co-authors present a 2026 pooled study of postnatal care use among teenage mothers in India. Postnatal care covers the first six weeks after delivery, a high-risk time for mothers and newborns. Evidence for mothers aged 15 to 19 was limited despite the risks.
They combined India's National Family Health Surveys from 2015–16 and 2019–21. Use of postnatal care within 42 days rose from 69.9% to 82.3% between the rounds. Inequalities persisted, with the lowest use in the north-east, including Nagaland at 47.1%. Regression analysis linked use most strongly to delivering in a health facility and attending antenatal care. Mothers with eight or more antenatal visits were significantly more likely to receive postnatal care. Wealth, insurance coverage, and region also mattered. The authors urge better continuity between antenatal, delivery, and postnatal services.
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| CREATOR | Anshika Singh, Aditya Singh, Rakesh Chandra, Muhammad Hossain, Utkarsh Jain |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41693 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |