Background Nearly 15% of pregnancies end in fatal perinatal obstetric complications
including bleeding, infections, hypertension, obstructed labour and complications of …

Highlights•We examine the training packages for emergency obstetric and newborn
care.•There is a need to build the capacity of health-care providers.•Skills-and-drills training …

Background The three delays model proposes that maternal mortality is associated with
delays in: 1) deciding to seek care; 2) reaching the healthcare facility; and 3) receiving care …

Background We sought to determine the impact of the Ebola virus epidemic on the
availability, uptake and outcome of routine maternity services in Sierra Leone. Methods The …

Background Reducing maternal mortality ratios (MMRs) remain an important public health
issue in Egypt. The three delays model distinguished three phases of delay to be associated …

Maternal mortality is one of the important indicators used for the measurement of maternal
health. Although maternal mortality ratio remains high, maternal deaths in absolute numbers …

Background Available evidence suggests that the low use of antenatal, delivery, and post-
natal services by Nigerian women may be due to their perceptions of low quality of care in …

Background Healthcare provider training in Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care
(EmOC&NC) is a component of 65% of intervention programs aimed at reducing maternal …

Background Abortion-related mortality is one of the main causes of maternal mortality
worldwide. Laws often restrict the provision of safe abortion care, yet post-abortion care is a …

Emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) can be life-saving in managing well-
known complications during childbirth. However, suboptimal availability, accessibility …