In high-income countries, group antenatal care (ANC) offers an alternative to individual care
and is associated with improved attendance, client satisfaction, and health outcomes for …

Background Antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) are critical opportunities for
women, babies and parents/families to receive quality care and support from health …

Objectives Despite the adoption of WHO's Expanded Programme on Immunisation in
Indonesia since 1977, a large proportion of children are still completely unimmunised or …

Background Obstetric complications and maternal deaths can be prevented through safe
delivery process. Facility based delivery significantly reduces maternal mortality by …

Background Antenatal care (ANC) provided by a trained health care provider is important for
monitoring pregnancy thereby reducing potential risks for the mother and child during …

Background There is broad agreement that antenatal care (ANC) interventions, skilled
attendance at birth and management of complications arising after delivery are key …

Objective A free maternal health policy was implemented under Ghana's National Health
Insurance Scheme to promote the use of maternal health services. Under the policy, women …

Background The links between empowerment and a number of health-related outcomes in
sub-Saharan Africa have been documented, but empowerment related to pregnancy is …

Background The underutilization of formal, evidence-based maternal health services
continues to contribute to poor maternal outcomes among women living in rural Africa …

Improving maternal outcomes and reducing pregnancy morbidity and mortality are critical
public health goals. The provision of quality antenatal care (ANC) is one method of doing so …