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 …

All women deserve humane, considerate, sensitive and respectful care in childbirth.
Respectful maternity care (RMC) is human right and standard midwifery practice. However …

Background: The high maternal death burden in developing countries when compared to
the developed could be attributed to differences in use of antenatal and skilled delivery care …

Background: The underutilization of formal, facility-based maternal care is a major
contributor to the high maternal mortality rates among women living in rural Africa …

Relative to the interest on improving the standard of and access to maternal health services,
the influence of women's socioeconomic situation on maternal care use has received little …