Add to ORKGThe capacity of health facilities to deliver skilled health services is prerequisite to service quality, improved system performance and subsequent reduction in maternal mortality. This analytical cross-sectional study was aimed at determining the capacity of health facilities in South-East Nigeria to support skilled maternal health services. Three research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Validated and reliable Facility Inventory Checklist was used to collect data from 33 facility heads and 162 maternal healthcare providers. The capacity score was calculated based on the mean of the domains. Comparison of services readiness across levels and between locations of health facilities was carried out using ANOVA and Mann-Whit...
Maternal health has emerged as a global priority because of a significant gap in the status of the m...
The objective of this study is to evaluate the levels of emergency obstetrics care (EOC) signal func...
Pregnant women are encouraged to give birth in healthcare facilities, including primary health cent...
Background: To determine the adequacy of resources (human and material) for provision of maternal he...
Background: Studies examining how the capacity of health facilities affect implementation of free he...
Abstract Background Poor quality of health services and socio-cultural dynamics may severely limit u...
This study assessed the factors influencing the acquisition and deployment of technical facilities f...
BACKGROUND: As part of efforts to reduce maternal deaths in Nigeria, pregnant women are being encour...
Health services provisions are crucial aspects of everyone's well-being especially pregnant women wh...
Background: Ensuring universal access to quality maternal health services brings to the fore the nee...
Maternal mortality is preventable if women use health facility for delivery. The study therefore exa...
Background: As part of efforts to reduce maternal deaths in Nigeria, pregnant women are being encour...
Abstract Background The heart-breaking maternal and neonatal health indicators in Nigeria are not im...
One of the important goals of launching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is maternal health. ...
This paper reports the findings at baseline in a multi-phase project that aimed at reducing maternal...
Maternal health has emerged as a global priority because of a significant gap in the status of the m...
The objective of this study is to evaluate the levels of emergency obstetrics care (EOC) signal func...
Pregnant women are encouraged to give birth in healthcare facilities, including primary health cent...
Background: To determine the adequacy of resources (human and material) for provision of maternal he...
Background: Studies examining how the capacity of health facilities affect implementation of free he...
Abstract Background Poor quality of health services and socio-cultural dynamics may severely limit u...
This study assessed the factors influencing the acquisition and deployment of technical facilities f...
BACKGROUND: As part of efforts to reduce maternal deaths in Nigeria, pregnant women are being encour...
Health services provisions are crucial aspects of everyone's well-being especially pregnant women wh...
Background: Ensuring universal access to quality maternal health services brings to the fore the nee...
Maternal mortality is preventable if women use health facility for delivery. The study therefore exa...
Background: As part of efforts to reduce maternal deaths in Nigeria, pregnant women are being encour...
Abstract Background The heart-breaking maternal and neonatal health indicators in Nigeria are not im...
One of the important goals of launching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is maternal health. ...
This paper reports the findings at baseline in a multi-phase project that aimed at reducing maternal...
Maternal health has emerged as a global priority because of a significant gap in the status of the m...
The objective of this study is to evaluate the levels of emergency obstetrics care (EOC) signal func...
Pregnant women are encouraged to give birth in healthcare facilities, including primary health cent...