Introduction: Promoting women’s health improves not only individual health but also the health of the family, community and the nation. As per Safe Motherhood Initiative all pregnant women must receive basic but professional antenatal care (ANC). However safe motherhood is still a dream in India as well as in the third world countries. Mothers who had not received good quality ANC were found to...

BACKGROUND In developing countries a large number of women are dying due to factors related to pregnancy and child birth. Implementing and assuring utilization of maternal health care services is potentially one of the most effective health interventions for preventing maternal morbidity and mortality. However, in Ethiopia the utilization of maternal health care is low. METHODS A cross-sectio...

Introduction: Every woman should receive quality antenatal care during pregnancy wherever she lives. We carried out this research with the objective of evaluating consultations (ANC) in terms periodicity, screening, and prophylaxis interventions Kamina to identify determinants associated inadequate ANC. Material methods: This was a descriptive analytical cross-sectional study 6 health facilitie...

BACKGROUND Calcium supplementation during pregnancy has been shown to reduce the incidence of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia among women with low calcium intake. Universal free calcium supplementation through government antenatal care (ANC) services was piloted in the Dailekh district of Nepal. Coverage, compliance, acceptability and feasibility of the intervention were evaluated. METHODS Antenatal ...

Several pregnancy-related complications resulting in maternal mortality low-income countries may be due to inaccessible or under-utilized antenatal healthcare services. This study aims assess the sociodemographic characteristics of Haitian women and how these affect their access use care services (ANC) during pregnancy. Multi-logistic regression was used analyze factors associated with ANC amon...

BACKGROUND Regardless of high maternal deaths in Pakistan, only 37% of pregnant women make four or more antenatal care visits during pregnancy. This proportion has further been diverged between urban and rural. About 62% of women visit clinics for WHO recommended sets of antenatal care (ANC) check-ups in urban as compared to 26% women in rural areas. This study was conducted with the aim to ass...

BACKGROUND Gingival changes during pregnancy have been well-documented. The prevalence of gingivitis in pregnant women has reportedly ranged from 30% to 100%. Increase in both the rate of estrogen metabolism and synthesis of prostaglandins by the gingiva contributed to the gingival changes observed during pregnancy. In effect increased prevalence of dental caries, gingivitis, periodontitis and ...

Introduction Globally, there is delay in accessing early HIV diagnosis (EID) among HIV exposed infants (HEIs). With paucity of data on EID use at Kisenyi Health Center, this study assessed factors associated with EID use among HEIs (HIV exposed infants). Method This was a cross-sectional study of 246 HIV-positive mother-baby pairs. Data was collected by structured questionnaire, double-entere...

Background: Antenatal Care (ANC) is a health service that conducted to monitor and support the of mother fetus detect presence disorders during pregnancy prevent complications. An ANC visits are said be compliant if pregnant women make at least six times. Anc's visit in Ambon City showed decrease from 2019 2020. This study was with aim finding out there relationship between level knowledge atti...

Background: Despite persistent efforts to improve maternal health through various interventions, Guinea faces challenges in achieving adequate antenatal care coverage (ANC). This study aims identify the key factors influencing prenatal consultation Guinea. Methods: A secondary analysis was conducted on Guinea’s 2018 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data. The sample comprised women aged 15 - ...