Background Low utilization of health facilities for delivery by pregnant women poses a public
health challenge in Nigeria. Aim To determine the factors that influence the choice of birth …

This mid-term review (MTR) has been undertaken in order to review how CMI has conducted
the project, to evaluate it against the MFA Evaluation Guidelines (2007) and other …

Background Maternal mortality remains high in sub-Saharan Africa. Health facility intra-
partum strategies with skilled birth attendance have been shown to be most effective to …

BACKGROUND: Forty years of safe motherhood programming has demonstrated that
isolated interventions will not reduce maternal mortality sufficiently to achieve MDG 5 …

Background Births in freestanding birth centers have more than doubled between 2007 and
2019. Although birthing centers, which are defined by the American College of Obstetricians …

In 2008 a pregnancy registration system was introduced in rural Tamil Nadu, India, which is
now being scaled up. It will collect data on antenatal, delivery and post-partum care in …

Background The proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel is one of two
indicators used to measure progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5, which aims …

Background Appropriate immediate newborn care is vital for neonatal survival. Antenatal
period is a crucial time to impart knowledge and awareness to mothers regarding newborn …

Background Bypassing available facilities for childbirth has important implications for
maternal health service delivery and human resources within a health system. The results …

Introduction Skilled health professional assisted delivery is an effective strategy to reduce
maternal and newborn mortality. Skilled assistant delivery can prevent about 16–33% of …