Maternal mortality remains a challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa including Uganda. Antenatal Care (ANC) is one of the recommended measures to improve maternal and child health. However, the influence of pregnancy definition and perception on patterns of seeking regular and timely antenatal care among women in the reproductive age group (15-49 years) is not known. The objectives of this study were t...

BACKGROUND Uganda records an inadequate utilisation of antenatal care programmes. The study set out to investigate the factors associated with the use of antenatal care content to inform policy makers of the pertinent factors that need to be influenced by policy. METHOD Data for the study was taken from a nationally representative Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) 2006. The study em...

BACKGROUND Skilled birth attendants (SBAs) provide important interventions that improve maternal and neonatal health and reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. However, utilization and coverage of services by SBAs remain poor, especially in rural and remote areas of Nepal. This study examined the characteristics associated with utilization of SBA services in mid- and far-western Nepal. METHO...

Background The Indonesian government launched Jampersal programme or labour insurance in early 2011 as one of the efforts to reduce maternal and infant mortality in Indonesia, which aimed at providing financial guarantees for expectant mother to receive antenatal, delivery and postnatal care from health workers in health facilities. The tendency of developing countries in its partial health car...

OBJECTIVE To explore and describe the indigenous beliefs and practices that influence the attendance of antenatal clinics by women in the Bohlabelo district in Limpopo, South Africa RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A qualitative design was used to enable participants to share their beliefs and practices in their own words. Purposive sampling was used. SETTING Women who were attending antenatal c...

A interventional study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching on knowledge of selected risk factors related to low birth weight babies among antenatal mothers in selected hospital at Vidarbha region. Objectives: 1 To assess the knowledge regarding selected risk factors related to low birth weight babies among antenatal mothers. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of planned ...

Introduction:Antenatal care is the daily health management of healthy pregnant women with few symptoms, orderly diagnosis diseases or difficulties connected to obstetrics, and contributing lifestyle, pregnancy, antenatal care, safe delivery child.
 Objective:To assess knowledgeof Care among Pregnant Rural Population
 Material Methods:The study was conducted at rural areas Gujrat city ...