Background: Morbidity and mortality due to pregnancy and childbearing are high in developing countries. This study aims … to estimate patient and health system costs of managing pregnancy and birth-related complications in sub-Saharan Africa … studies were of moderate to high quality. Spontaneous vaginal delivery cost patients and health systems between USD 6-52 and …

for the pursuit of policies that encourage adequate use of prenatal care by expectant mothers such as ensuring … mothers have to cover when seeking prenatal care services, intensifying education of females as a way of empowering them to be …

conflicts during pregnancy tend to receive insufficient prenatal and delivery care evident by the declines in the composite … importance of prenatal care and delivery care to the health of mothers and newborns, our findings call for effective …This study investigates the extent to which exposure to armed conflicts during pregnancy influences women's utilization …