The effect of antenatal care on perinatal outcomes in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The estimated annual global perinatal and neonatal death is four million. Stillbirths are almost equivalent to neonatal mortality, yet they have not received the same attention. Antenatal care is generally thought to be an effective method of improving pregnancy outcomes, but its effectiveness as a means of reducing perinatal mortality has not been evaluated in Ethiopia. Therefore, we will identify the pooled effect of antenatal care on perinatal outcomes in Ethiopia.

Methods

Medline, Embase, Cinahl, African journal online and Google Scholar was searched for articles published in English language between January 1990 and May 2020. Two independent assessors selected studies and extracted data from eligible articles. The Risk of Bias Assessment tool for Non-Randomiz

SUBMITTER: Shiferaw K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7808692 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature