Abstract Background Since 2000, the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, which
included a goal to improve maternal health by the end of 2015, has facilitated significant …

While the most important factors associated with facility-based delivery (FBD) have been
explored within individual countries in Africa, no systematic review has explored the factors …

Background Research suggests that birth companionship, and in particular, continuous
support during labor and delivery, can improve women's childbirth experience and birth …

The high maternal and neonatal mortality rates in South Asia and Sub‐Saharan Africa can
be attributed to the lack of access and utilization of health services for delivery. Data from the …

Background Ensuring equitable access to maternal health care including antenatal, delivery,
postnatal services and fertility control methods, is one of the most critical challenges for …

Background. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced a minimum of eight
antenatal care (ANC) visits for positive pregnancy outcomes. This study examined the …

Regional variability in facility-based delivery (FBD) rates in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is not
well understood, nor is the relationship between FBD and national maternal and early …

Abstract Introduction In Ethiopia, more than half of newborn babies do not have access to
Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) services. Understanding the effect of …

Background Maternal mortality has declined by 43% globally between 1990 and 2013, a
reduction that was insufficient to achieve the 75% reduction target by millennium …

Background Kenya's high maternal mortality ratio can be partly explained by the low
proportion of women delivering in health facilities attended by skilled birth attendants …