Background: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services has become an integral part of antenatal services. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission was introduced in all the regions of Ghana, but mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) continued to increase.
Objectives: To explore an...
Quality antenatal care (ANC) is one of the key interventions to improve intrapartum care uptakes and to reduce the menace of maternal deaths globally. Yet, ANC coverage has remained low in many developing countries like Nigeria. It becomes imperative to contextually understand factors associated with ANC...
Background: Sensitivity to women’s cultural needs and expectations by care providers is
essential. Skilled birth services for women are as essential as traditional birth services.
Therefore, collaborative skilled and cultural care optimises childbearing experiences.
Aim: This study explored the exper...
The contents of this article are drawn from personal experiences and National response by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation during the COVID-19 pandemic in the midst of teaching in a midwifery training school. Teaching Midwifery in COVID-19 Pandemic and Post Pandemic periods impacted on the way stude...
Understanding mothers with problems regarding support is important for planning care, directing interventions, and ensuring the continuity of breastfeeding. This is a qualitative analytic study. Data were collected by using questions about socio-demographic
characteristics and semi-structured interview q...
Background: The access to quality maternal health information amongst pregnant women plays an important role in determining woman’s health behaviour during pregnancy. Yet, access to maternal health information remains a major challenge in Tanzanian rural communities especially for pregnant women leadin...
Background: In developing countries, the lack of accessible, affordable and acceptable orthodox care makes a significant proportion of the populace patronize the nearby available and cheap traditional birth attendants (TBAs) that share similar local custom and tradition. Although there are widely divergi...
