Antenatal care utilization and compliance with national and WHO guidelines in rural Ethiopia: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antenatal health care utilization has the potential to influence maternal and new-born health. In this study, we assessed compliance of antenatal care utilization with national and World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. We also examined association of antenatal care utilization with adverse pregnancy outcomes as secondary outcome.

Methods

This was a community-based cross sectional study conducted from July 2016 to November 2017 in rural south-central Ethiopia. We described antenatal care received by pregnant women, whom we followed at three prescheduled visits during pregnancy and collected birth data at time of delivery. Extent of antenatal care content received, timing of antenatal care, place of antenatal care and place and mode of delivery were obtained a

SUBMITTER: Roro M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9670428 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature