Narratives on why pregnant women delay seeking maternal health care during delivery and obstetric complications in rural Ghana

Narratives on why pregnant women delay seeking maternal health care during delivery and obstetric complications in rural Ghana

Abstract Background Despite the many maternal healthcare policy programmes in Ghana such as free the antenatal care (ANC) and the fee-exemption policy under the National Health Insurance Scheme, among others, the country has yet to make substantial improvements in addressing low skilled care utilisa...

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Main Authors: Joshua Sumankuuro, Memuna Yankasa Mahama, Judith Crockett, Shaoyu Wang, Jeanine Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Maternal healthcare
Barriers
Cultural beliefs
Traditional norms
Ghana
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-019-2414-4

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