Institutional delivery in Ethiopia: Alternative options for improvement
Maternal mortality is a critical healthcare system quality indicator and is measured by the number of maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births. Despite huge achievements towards reducing maternal mortality, the prevalence of maternal death remains unacceptably high in developing countries inclu...
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| description | Maternal mortality is a critical healthcare system quality indicator and is measured by the number of maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births. Despite huge achievements towards reducing maternal mortality, the prevalence of maternal death remains unacceptably high in developing countries including Ethiopia. A recent study in Ethiopia reported a maternal mortality ratio of 857/100,000 live births. This high maternal mortality rate is partly due to the low Antenatal care (ANC) utilization and the institutional delivery rate. Which intern is associated with sociocultural, economic, health facility accessibility, and healthcare delivery-related factors. The risk of maternal and child death increases with home delivery which could be averted through the primary or secondary prevention of complications during delivery by skilled attendants. Institutional delivery can be promoted through practical strategies including empowering women via community education, increasing access to transportation, and staffing and capacity building. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28880c693ef74cd2b2e4d00db53abbd32022-12-22T03:47:54ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences2214-13912022-01-0117100436Institutional delivery in Ethiopia: Alternative options for improvementFisseha Zewdu Amdie0Timothy Landers1Kevin Woo2School of Nursing, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; School of Nursing, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; Corresponding author.Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USASchool of Nursing, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaMaternal mortality is a critical healthcare system quality indicator and is measured by the number of maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births. Despite huge achievements towards reducing maternal mortality, the prevalence of maternal death remains unacceptably high in developing countries including Ethiopia. A recent study in Ethiopia reported a maternal mortality ratio of 857/100,000 live births. This high maternal mortality rate is partly due to the low Antenatal care (ANC) utilization and the institutional delivery rate. Which intern is associated with sociocultural, economic, health facility accessibility, and healthcare delivery-related factors. The risk of maternal and child death increases with home delivery which could be averted through the primary or secondary prevention of complications during delivery by skilled attendants. Institutional delivery can be promoted through practical strategies including empowering women via community education, increasing access to transportation, and staffing and capacity building.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139122000439Policy briefInstitutional deliveryMaternal mortalityEthiopia |
| spellingShingle | Fisseha Zewdu Amdie Timothy Landers Kevin Woo Institutional delivery in Ethiopia: Alternative options for improvement International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Policy brief Institutional delivery Maternal mortality Ethiopia |
| title | Institutional delivery in Ethiopia: Alternative options for improvement |
| title_full | Institutional delivery in Ethiopia: Alternative options for improvement |
| title_fullStr | Institutional delivery in Ethiopia: Alternative options for improvement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Institutional delivery in Ethiopia: Alternative options for improvement |
| title_short | Institutional delivery in Ethiopia: Alternative options for improvement |
| title_sort | institutional delivery in ethiopia alternative options for improvement |
| topic | Policy brief Institutional delivery Maternal mortality Ethiopia |
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