Background In many low‐and middle‐income countries women are encouraged to give birth
in clinics and hospitals so that they can receive care from skilled birth attendants. A skilled …

Summary Although many sub‐Saharan African countries have made efforts to provide
universal health coverage (UHC) for their citizens, several of these initiatives have achieved …

Abstract Background Although Primary Health Care (PHC) was designed to provide
universal access to skilled pregnancy care for the prevention of maternal deaths, very little is …

Background Nigeria has unimpressive maternal and child health indicators. Compliance
with the WHO guidelines on the minimum number of antenatal care (ANC) contacts could …

Background Basic inputs and infrastructure including drugs, supplies, equipment, water and
electricity are required for the provision of quality care. In the era of the free maternal health …

Background In many developing countries, health workforce crisis is one of the predominant
challenges affecting the health care systems' function of providing quality services, including …

Background: Nigeria has a high population density but a weak health-care system. To
improve the quality of care, 3 organizations carried out a quality improvement pilot …

Sir, In keeping with the results of previous studies, 1, 2 Nnebue and colleagues3 show the
weak state of primary health care (PHC) in Nigeria. None of the health facilities they …

Background Access to and delivery of comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal
care (CEmONC) services are often weak in low and middle-income countries affecting …

Abstract Poor Maternal Health (MH) remains an issue of public health concern in Nigeria.
This study identified the determinants of maternal utilization of health services and nutritional …