Background Globally, maternal health remains a major priority. Most of maternal deaths
globally occur in sub-Saharan Africa, with most of these deaths linked to lack of access to …

Background Previous studies on child marriage have revealed its association with adverse
health behaviors and outcomes, such as increased fertility, reduced modern family planning …

Introduction Effective and adequate maternal health service utilization is critical for
improving maternal and newborn health, reducing maternal and perinatal mortality, and …

Background This study investigates the factors associated with maternal health services
utilization in Pakistan using two outcome indicators, ideal antenatal care (IANC), defined as …

Background Despite the numerous policy interventions targeted at preventing early age at
first childbirth globally, the prevalence of adolescent childbirth remains high. Meanwhile …

Introduction Skilled health professional assisted delivery is an effective strategy to reduce
maternal and newborn mortality. Skilled assistant delivery can prevent about 16–33% of …

Objectives Despite the high prevalence of child marriage in Africa, little is known about the
current state of the evidence on interventions to prevent and respond to child marriage in the …

Background Despite a significant increase in the skilled birth assisted (SBA) deliveries in
India, there are huge gaps in availing maternity care services across social gradients …

Background: Neonatal mortality is still unacceptably high in Ethiopia. One key strategy to cut
back neonatal mortality is increasing the mother's knowledge of neonatal danger signs and …

Comprehensive epidemiological data on prevalence, trends, and determinants of the use of
unskilled birth attendants (traditional birth attendants (TBAs) and other unskilled birth …