Acceptability and Use of Clean Home Delivery Kits in Nepal: A Qualitative Study (Report‪)‬

INTRODUCTION Tetanus and sepsis, which result primarily from unhygienic deliveries and lack of clean birth implements, are two of the leading causes of maternal and neonatal deaths and illness in Nepal (1). In Nepal, an estimated 90% of births occur at home and are attended by people with little or no training (1). Due to lack of hygienic precautions during births at home, infants of women delivering alone, or those attended by family members or untrained traditional birth attendants (TBA) are at particular risk of infection. International agencies have identified clean delivery education programmes and the presence of skilled attendants at birth as priorities to improve maternal health worldwide (2).