Background Newborns are at greatest risk of dying at and shortly after the time of birth.
Newborn mortality remains an urgent concern and is an important indicator of child health …

Background The estimated annual global perinatal and neonatal death is four million.
Stillbirths are almost equivalent to neonatal mortality, yet they have not received the same …

Background Maternal mortality is still a major risk for women of childbearing age in Nigeria.
In 2008, Nigeria bore 14% of the global burden of maternal mortality. The national maternal …

Background: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has one of the highest levels of perinatal mortality
globally. However, there are sub-regional and country-specific disparities in its distribution …

Background Maternal and perinatal mortality are still unacceptably high in many countries
despite steep increases in facility birth. The evidence that childbirth in facilities reduces …

Introduction Maternal mortality is an issue of global public health concern with over 300,000
women dying globally each year. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), these deaths mainly occur …

Background Globally, large numbers of children die shortly after birth and many of them
within the first 4 wk of life. This study aimed to determine the trends, patterns and causes of …

Introduction While reports from individual hospitals have helped to provide insights into the
causes of maternal mortality in low-income countries, they are often limited for policymaking …

Background Widespread increases in facility delivery have not substantially reduced
neonatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia over the past 2 decades. This may …

Abstract Background In Ethiopia, nearly half of the mothers who were booked for antenatal
care, who supposed to have institutional delivery, gave home delivery nationally. Home …