Perceptions about Eclampsia, Birth Preparedness, and Complications Readiness among Antenatal Clients Attending a Specialist Hospital in Kano, Nigeria

Table 3

Assesment of the ANC clients’ Birth preparedness.

Parameters/indices	Frequency (%); (n = 250)
Can identify signs of normal labour	231 (92.4)
Agreed with spouse on place of delivery	198 (79.2)
Decided with spouse on how to get to place of delivery	183 (73.2)
Saved money for transport and delivery	211 (84.4)
Identified means of transport to desired place of delivery	141 (56.4)
Had made contingency plan on how to get to delivery place if identified means fails	118 (47.2)
Had obtained standing permission from spouse to get to place of delivery	96 (38.4)
Had made arrangement for companion(s) to place of delivery	194 (77.6)
Respondents’ grading of Birth preparedness
Very prepared (5–8)	171 (68.4)
Less prepared (0–4)	79 (39.6)