This chapter presents findings from several areas of importance to maternal and reproductive health, including antenatal, delivery and postnatal care, and general access to health services.
Information on antenatal, delivery and postnatal care is of great value in identifying subgroups of women who do not utilize such services and is useful in planning for improvements in service delivery. Information on antenatal care is shown according to outcome of birth (live birth and/or stillbirth), the number of ANC visits made, the stage of pregnancy at the time of the first visit, the type of provider and the specific services and information provided during antenatal visits, including whether tetanus toxoid was received. Similarly, delivery services are described according to outcome of birth (live birth and/or stillbirth), the place of the delivery, the type of person assisting the delivery and the rate of caesarean section. Information on postnatal care is shown by whether a woman delivered in a health facility or elsewhere and describes the time since delivery of the first postnatal care and from whom it was received. This information helps identify population groups who are underserved with maternity care services.
General information for access and barriers to use of health services for the woman herself, men’s involvement in maternal health care, as well as examinations for breast and cervical cancer is also presented in this chapter.