Lagos State, Nigeria, Africa's largest city with an estimaed 21 million population, continues
to face challenges in its attempts to reduce maternal mortality (555 deaths per 100,000 live …

High rates of mortality of reproductive-aged women, newborn and under five-year-old
children are of global concern. This situation is worse in economically less developed areas …

Abstract Background North Eastern Kenya has persistently had poor maternal, new-born
and child health (MNCH) indicators. Barriers to access and utilisation of MNCH services are …

Barriers to accessing and utilizing maternal and infant services hinder the progress of
achieving the Millenium Development Goals 4 and 5, consequently improving maternal and …

The persistent high occurrence of maternal and child morbidity and mortality especially in
Sub-Saharan African societies still reflects that much ground is yet to be covered on …

Maternal mortality is a major global health problem particularly in low-and middle-income
countries (LMIC), and the huge inequality between the high and the low-and middle-income …

Introduction: Pregnancy and childbirth are the leading causes of death and disability for
women aged 15-49 years in most developing countries especially in sub-Saharan Africa …

As part of the Unilever-funded programme,'Quality care for mothers and babies at the time of
birth and immediate post-partum period', Save the Children International (SCI) …

Methods Our sample consisted of 17,542 women aged 15-49 years drawn from 2008
Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, who had had their last birth in the five years before …

This study sought to establish the determinants of utilization of maternal and neonatal health
care services in Embakasi sub-county. The study focused on determinants of utilization of …