Background: Prenatal care offers the opportunity to advise pregnant women on preparation
for birth and its complication and thus improving their preparedness. Unfortunately, prenatal …

Introduction: in developing countries, complications during pregnancy and childbirth are still
a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Birth preparedness and complication …

Background: Every pregnant woman faces the risk of sudden, unpredictable complications
that could end in death or injury to herself or to her infant. Birth preparedness and …

Background: Birth preparedness and complication readiness (BP and CR) are strategies to
reduce the three delays that contribute to high maternal mortality and morbidity in …

Globally, 40% pregnant women may experience obstetric problems. According to WHO,
there are obstetric problems that affected to morbidity from pregnancy and childbirth in the …

Background: Maternal mortality still remains a substantial burden and hence progress
towards the fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG 5) was particularly slow. The maternal …

Background: Birth preparedness is a comprehensive strategy to improve the use of skilled
providers at birth and the key interventions to decrease maternal mortality. It is the process of …

Birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPACR) help to mitigate life-threatening
complications. In this study, 405 pregnant women in their third trimester were assessed for …

Background: Birth preparedness and complication readiness promotes maternal healthcare
service utilization to ensure safe motherhood by reducing the three-delay in seeking care …

Background: Preparedness for birth is an advance planning and preparation for delivery.
Birth preparedness (BP) includes preparation for normal delivery, readiness to deal with …