Objective: To ascertain that standard antenatal care (Focused antenatal care) is being
received at the Primary Health Care level in urban and rural areas of Ekiti State and to …

Background: Antenatal care is one of the strategies aimed at addressing maternal mortality
as it facilitates the identification and avoid pregnancy related problems and save lives of …

The study aimed to determine performance and compare gaps in maternal and newborn
health (MNH) services in urban and rural areas of Osun State, Nigeria, to inform decisions …

Introduction: Asphyxia is a serious clinical condition in which placental or pulmonary gas
exchange is impaired or ceases altogether. Reports from Nigeria have shown that a large …

Objective This study assessed the utilization of intermittent preventive treatment with
sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine for the prevention of malaria in pregnancy against the national …

Background: Antenatal care refers to the assessment and care of pregnant women. In
southern Zambia, the high number of maternal deaths related to pregnancy complications …

Objective To determine women's perceptions and expectations of focused prenatal care
visits. Methods The present questionnaire-based, cross-sectional survey was performed …

Many maternal deaths in Nigeria are as a result of pregnancy related complications that are
preventable through utilisation of antenatal care facility. The World Health Organisation …

This paper examines how language is used to show shared beliefs between caregivers and
pregnant women in antenatal classes in the Nigerian context, which hitherto suffers neglect …

Background Access to a range of adequate care, and support during pregnancy and after
delivery is required to prevent maternal morbidity, however, difficulties accessing …