Background Most obstetric complications occur unpredictably during the time of delivery, but
they can be prevented with proper medical care in the health facilities. Despite the Ethiopian …

Nepal has one of the highest maternal and neonatal mortality rates among low-and middle-
income countries. Nepal's health system focuses on life-saving interventions provided …

A range of demographic and socioeconomic factors are known to account for enormous
disparities in the uptake of maternal health care in low-and middle-income countries. In …

Objectives To identify the determinants of institutional delivery among young married women
in Nepal. Design Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) data sets 2011 were …

Background. Low use of maternal healthcare services is one of the reasons why maternal
mortality is still considerably high among adolescents mothers in India. To increase the …

Background Globally, neonatal deaths remain a major public health challenge and account
for the majority of deaths occurring among children under five years of age. Despite Nepal's …

Background Giving birth assisted by skilled care in a health facility plays a vital role in
preventing maternal deaths. In Nepal, delivery services are free and a cash incentive is …

Introduction This study is against the backdrop that despite the forty-nine percent decline in
Maternal Mortality Rate in Ghana, the situation still remains high averaging 319 per 100,000 …

Background Nepal has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the South Asia
region, partly due to the underutilization of maternal health services and the high number of …

Abstract Background Maternity care in South Asia is available in both public and private
sectors. Using data from demographic surveillance sites in Bangladesh, Nepal and rural and …