Pola Pengambilan Keputusan Keluarga dan Bidan dalam Merujuk Ibu Bersalin ke Rumah Sakit pada Kasus Kematian Ibu di Kabupaetn Demak

One of the health development parameters is maternal mortality rate. Maternal mortality rate in Demak District from year 2005 to 2007 grew up from 57.4 per 100.000 life-births in 2005, 75 per 100.000 per 100.000 life-births in 2006 to 85 per 100.000 life-births in 2007. This condition was accounted for the factor of lateness in referrring delivery women to a hospital performed by either a family or a midwife. Aim of this research was to find out the pattern of decision making by family and midwife to refer delivery women in the case of maternal mortality in Demak District year 2007. This research used qualitative method using phenomena and retrospective approach. The subjects were the families that made a decision to refer and midwives who helped childbirth process and suggessted to refer mothers who passed away after delivery. Data were collected by performing interview and analyzed using qualitative technique. Sumber Utama : www.mikm.undip.ac.i