Association between pregnancy intention and completion of newborn and infant continuum of care in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The newborn and infant continuum of care such as essential newborn care, early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding, and immunisation are highly recommended for improving the quality of life and survival of infants. However, newborn and infant mortality remains high across Sub-Saharan African countries. While unintended pregnancies are associated with adverse newborn and infant health outcomes, there is inconclusive evidence on whether pregnancy intention influences newborn and infant continuum of care completion. Therefore, this review aimed to pool findings reported in the literature on the association between pregnancy intention and newborn and infant health care across the continuum of care in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE Complete, EMBASE,

SUBMITTER: Mekonnen BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11378494 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature