Does quality of antenatal care influence antepartum stillbirth in Hossana City, South Ethiopia?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antepartum stillbirth is a public health problem in a low-income country like Ethiopia. Quality antenatal care (ANC) is supposed to reduce the risk of many bad outcomes. Thus the main objective of this study was to identify the effect of quality antenatal care on antepartum stillbirth in Public health facilities of Hossana town Hadiya zone south Ethiopia.

Method

About 1123 mothers with a gestational age of less than 16 weeks were identified and followed using an observational longitudinal study to determine whether the quality of ANC influences antepartum stillbirth or not. Standardized and pretested observation checklists and participants' interview questionnaires were employed to obtain the necessary information after getting both written and verbal consent from

SUBMITTER: Berhe T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021135 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature