An assessment of the quality of antenatal care and pregnancy outcomes in a tertiary hospital in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antenatal care (ANC) is imperative to decreasing adverse pregnancy outcomes and their related maternal mortality. However, in sub-Saharan Africa, increases in ANC coverage have not correlated well with improved maternal and fetal outcomes suggesting the quality of ANC received could be the missing link. This study assessed ANC quality and its effect on adverse pregnancy outcomes among women who delivered at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among women who delivered at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital within the study period. Women were selected through systematic sampling and interviewed using a pretested structured questionnaire as well as review of their medical records. Data were collected on their sociodemographic and

SUBMITTER: Amponsah-Tabi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9555636 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature