Rural Women Health Care

Accessing health care for women in rural area

In rural areas, women have the following problems in accessing health care.

• There is higher rate of poverty in rural areas than in urban areas.
• Unavailability of lady doctors in rural areas.
• Higher rate of under insured populations than in urban areas
• Lack of public transportation.
• Lack of income to pay for their needs.
• Unavailability of Specialists in the rural areas.

Challenges faced by rural women while childbirth

Studies have shown that infant mortality rate is higher in rural areas than in urban areas. This is because of the following reasons.

• Rural women receives delayed or no prenatal care or less adequate care when it is available. This is a major concern in rural areas as risk factors for infant death include delayed or no prenatal care. It contributes to a higher rate of infant mortality in rural areas.
• Low education of mother, which is correlated with poverty. Rural poverty rates have consistently been higher than urban poverty rates.
• Its shocking to know that maternal smoking during pregnancy, is higher in rural areas.
• Teen pregnancy rates are often higher in rural areas.