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 …

Background Documentary evidence points to high unmet need for family planning across
sub-Saharan Africa. Modern contraceptive use has been staggering over decades with …

Abstract The Government of Malawi has signed contracts called service level agreements
(SLAs) with mission health facilities in order to exempt their catchment populations from …

Background Recent evidence has found widespread reports of women experiencing cultural
malpractice during childbirth in Asia and sub-Saharan African countries. Despite an …

Background Underutilization of formal maternal care services and accredited health
attendants is a major contributor to the high maternal mortality rates in rural communities in …

Neonatal death is often referred to maternal complications during pregnancy, and other
exogenous factors that exist around the time of birth or shortly after birth. The United Nations …

Background. Maternal mortality is unacceptably high. About 295,000 women died during
and following pregnancy and childbirth in 2017. The vast majority of these deaths (94%) …

Background Though institutional delivery plays a significant role in maternal and child
health, there is substantial evidence that the majority of rural women have lower health …

A growing prevalence of home births has been reported, yet factors predicting this
prevalence have not been adequately investigated in South Africa. Using the 2016 South …

Background One of the pivotal determinants of maternal and neonatal health outcomes
hinges on the choice of place of delivery. However, the decision to give birth within the …