Child Care in Rural Area

Women face a lot of problems in child care. Some of them are listed below.

• In rural areas both the men and women work to fulfill their needs. Rate of working women iss higher in rural areas than in urban areas. Due to this, they have to leave their children alone at home which results in neglecting their care.

• Lack of child care providers in rural communities can often be as much or more of a problem than accessing health care providers.

• For the minor illness, parents avoid to take their children to doctors due to the fear of high fees. Instead they try to treat at home or anyones advice which sometimes results in a great problem.

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.