Gestational diabetes remains the most common medical disorder in pregnancy, with short-
term and long-term consequences for mothers and offspring. New insights into …

Background: Health care systems in many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) face
considerable challenges in providing high-quality, affordable, and universally accessible …

Background A pregnant woman's health literacy refers to her knowledge, motivation, and
skills to access, understand, appraise, and apply health information to make decisions in …

Background Low quality and frequency of antenatal care (ANC) are associated with lower
uptake of facility-based deliveries—a key intervention to reduce maternal and neonatal …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization has emphasized the critical role of
prenatal care in achieving the Millennium Development Goals to reduce child and maternal …

Objective The transition to parenthood might negatively influence health‐related behavior
and can result in increased adiposity. The aim of this study was to investigate how body …

Abstract Background In Nigeria, hypertensive disorders have become the leading cause of
facility-based maternal mortality. Many factors influence pregnant women's health-seeking …

Background Maternal and newborn mortality is a public health concern in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs), including Afghanistan, where the evolving socio-political …

Background: Quality of service and client satisfaction are crucial to increase services
utilization. However, there is a paucity of data in this study area. Consequently, this study …

Background Though modern contraceptive use among married women in Nepal has
increased from 26% in 1996 to 43% in 2016, it remains low among postpartum women …