Purpose–To achieve Goal 5 of the MDGs, the Government of Ghana introduced the free
maternal health service system to break financial barriers of access to maternal care …

Background: In spite of the introduction of free maternal healthcare in Ghana, utilization of
supervised delivery services continues to be low due partly to poor quality of antenatal care …

Background Approximately 800 women die of pregnancy-related complications every day.
Over half of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Most maternal deaths can be …

Objectives To explore sociodemographic determinants of perceived quality of antenatal care
(ANC) at the primary care level. Methods A survey of 452 randomly selected pregnant …

Background The aim of the newly introduced “focused Antenatal Care (ANC)” is not only to
achieve a minimum number of 4 visits, but also the timeliness of the commencement of the …

Introduction: Antenatal care offers a forum for critical healthcare functions, including health
education, screening, and disease prevention. Several pocket studies carried out in specific …

Background: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study aimed at assessing antenatal care
service attendees' perception of quality of maternal healthcare (MHC) services in Anambra …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the quality of public and private first-tier antenatal care services in
Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, using defined criteria. METHODS: Structural …

Background Pakistan has a high burden of maternal and newborn mortality, which would be
largely preventable through appropriate antenatal and delivery care. While the influence of …

Objective: To describe consumer assessment of the perceived-quality of antenatal care
services in a tertiary health care institution in Osun State. Material and Methods: In a …