.../methodology/approach Using a sample of 6,167 childbearing women aged 15–49 years, a bivariate and multivariate analysis was conducted to examine the paradoxical relationship between health insurance and maternal health services, such as antenatal care, in Rwanda. Findings The results reveal significant...

... (the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey). The analysis is observational, without causal implications. The authors measure MHS utilisation by four indicators: antenatal care (ANC) use, the number of ANC clinic visits, choice of health facility delivery and postnatal care (PNC) use. Findings Age, parity...

...Christian Kwaku Osei; Edward Nketiah-Amponsah; Monica Puoma Lambon-Quayefio Purpose In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised upwards the recommended contacts for antenatal care (ANC) by expectant mothers with a health provider from a minimum of four to eight over the pregnancy period...

... of factors determining infant mortality. Factors utilized in the empirical investigation include sex of the child, birth size, birth spacing, mother's working status, age of mother, antenatal care, postnatal care, mother's anemia level, religion, mother's education and wealth status. Findings Results...

...Benedict Osei Asibey; Augustina Boakye Dankwah; Seth Agyemang Purpose The purpose of this paper was to examine rural women’s perceived quality of antenatal care (ANC) and its influence on the extent of ANC in the Amansie Central District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Design/methodology...

... health. 02 04 2018 06 07 2018 14 08 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Ghana Delivery Decomposition Maternal health Antenatal care Socioeconomic inequalities In spite of the central role of accessible...

... quality of antenatal care that prevents pregnant women from giving birth in hospitals. The aim of this study is to examine factors shaping quality of antenatal care in selected public hospitals in the country. Design/methodology/approach 363 expectant mothers were randomly selected for interview...