DESIGN: We utilized qualitative interviews and focus group discussions. Study participants
included 40 mothers and 5 traditional birth attendants (TBAs) also known as the traditional …

The COVID-19 pandemic overstretched health systems in developed and developing
nations. Like other African nations, Kenya has a frail health system, making responding to …

Kenya introduced free maternity services (FMS) in 2013 to enable all pregnant women to
give birth for free in all government public health facilities. Currently, Kenya is rolling out …

Abstract Many sub-Saharan African countries have experienced various challenges that
threaten the quality of health services offered to the population. The COVID-19 pandemic …

Background In resource-limited settings, underlying causes of death (UCOD) often are not
ascertained systematically, leading to unreliable mortality statistics. We reviewed medical …

Nepal has made remarkable progress in reducing the MMR and achieving the MMR-related
goal of MDG-5A by 2015. Still, a substantial number of women deliver at home. Still, a …

Maternal healthcare is a global agenda. Kenya introduced free maternity services (FMS) in
2013 to allow women to give birth for free in all government public health facilities. The …

Introduction: Kenya has taken significant steps to improve Reproductive Maternal Neonatal
Child Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) services, with a vision to prevent preventable deaths of …

Promotion of maternal healthcare services through the expansion of health insurance
coverage has been a core strategy that has been adopted in the reduction of maternal and …

Accessibility to childbirth services is a necessity despite geographic, demographic and socio-
economic origin. The distribution pattern between health facilities and households in rural …