In recent years, there has been a growing recognition that developing preconception care
provides an opportunity to significantly reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity …

Background: Disparities in breastfeeding rates and exclusivity exist across regions and
countries despite multifaceted breastfeeding promotion efforts in recent decades. Markets for …

Background Despite the availability of exempted family planning services, a significant
proportion of women in African countries continue to experience inadequately spaced …

Background Women with previous cesarean deliveries, have a heightened risk of poor
maternal and perinatal outcomes, associated with short interbirth intervals. We determined …

Abstract Background Globally, approximately 290,000 women between the ages of 15 and
49 died from pregnancy-related problems in 2014 alone, with these sub-Saharan Africa …

Nigeria like most developing nations still faced with a higher rate of short birth interval (SBI),
and its associated consequences, such as adverse maternal and child health outcomes …

Increasing dietary calcium intakes of Ethiopian women of reproductive age (WRA) is a public
health priority for reducing pre‐eclampsia in pregnancy. Using linear programming, we …

Ethiopia is affected by recurrent drought and food-insecurity crises, including El Niño. El
Niño started in mid-2014, worsened in 2015, and continued in 2016, leading to a …

Abstract Background Short birth intervals (SBIs) and long birth intervals (LBIs) have been
shown to have serious implications for health of both mothers and their children. This study …

The immediate postpartum period is a great time to encourage the acceptance of
contraceptive methods; the time is influenced by both emotional and physical factors. At this …