Women's Health and Action Research Centre Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. The country's estimated 40,000 maternal deaths annually account for approximately 14% of the global total, according to an African Population and Health Research Center fact sheet. A major reason for these deaths is that many women, particularly in rural areas, don't go to primary health centres for antenatal care, post-natal care, or for giving birth.
Jul
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Jun
20
Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria
In northern Nigeria, soap-opera-style videos are helping to educate couples about maternal and child health. These videos are just one part of an innovative five-year pilot project aimed at preventing pregnancy complications in a country with one of the highest rates of maternal death in the world.
Jun
11
At first glance, maternal health only seems to focus on women and children. After all, it is maternal health. But women's health during pregnancy and childbirth is also linked to a wide variety of non-biological and non-medical factors. These factors include the value that people and communities place on women's health, access to education and information, and the capacity to make autonomous decisions about, for example, attending prenatal care classes and giving birth in a health facility.
Apr
18
Predictors of women's utilization of primary health care for skilled pregnancy care in rural Nigeria
Although Primary Health Care (PHC) was designed to provide universal access to skilled pregnancy care for the prevention of maternal deaths, very little is known of the factors that predict the use of PHC for skilled maternity care in rural parts of Nigeria - where its use is likely to have a greater positive impact on maternal health care. ...
Apr
04
The delivery of new surgical equipment to the General Hospital of Marrere, Mozambique earlier this year was an important step for improving maternal and child health. It was also a milestone in the implementation of a research project led by Universidade Lúrio in Mozambique and the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, funded through the Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) initiative. Securing the equipment needed for emergency obstetrical care is just one of the many project interventions underway to reduce maternal and newborn mortality.
Apr
04
Nigeria presently has the second highest absolute number of maternal deaths and perinatal deaths (stillbirth and neonatal deaths) in the world. The country accounts for up to 14% of global maternal deaths and is second only to India in the number of women who die during childbirth. Increasing women's access to skilled pregnancy care to reduce mate...
Mar
18
Access to information and services for contraception and birth spacing are critical to maternal and child health programming. It is no surprise then, that IDRC is supporting research in sub-Saharan Africa to investigate emerging questions and to propose ways to improve the reproductive health of women and adolescents.
Jan
18
Research shows that creative solutions can overcome barriers to access to health services in fragile contexts. Innovation is also key to identify sustainable ways of improving maternal and child care, even in difficult contexts such as South Sudan, Uganda, and northern Nigeria.