Over the past 30 years, the Moroccan government has made enormous strides towards improving maternal health care for Moroccan women, but outcomes for rural women remain much worse than those of their urban counterparts. This study aimed to understand the experiences of women giving birth in rural Morocco, and to identify the barriers they face when accessing facility-based maternity care. Fifty-five participants were recruited from villages in Morocco’s rural south to participate in focus group discussions (FGDs), using appreciative inquiry as the guiding framework. Several themes emerged from the analysis of the focus group data. Women felt well-cared for and safe giving birth both at home and in the large, tertiary care hospitals, but not...
Background: In countries, such as Mozambique, where maternal mortality remains high...
The objectives of this cross-sectional survey were to identify the most important barriers for use o...
Background: In countries, such as Mozambique, where maternal mortality remains high, the greatest co...
Several factors affect the use of maternal health care services in developing countries. The aim was...
The supply of care is diverse and varied in urban areas. This may influence women’s use of health ca...
BACKGROUND: In countries, such as Mozambique, where maternal mortality remains high, the greatest co...
Background: In countries, such as Mozambique, where maternal mortality remains high, the greatest co...
Moroccan population has known a growing demographic trend. However, beyond the global tendency, repr...
Multiple intervention strategies help women access maternity care services in rural locations and ne...
Moroccan population has known a growing demographic trend. However, beyond the global tendency, repr...
Introduction: Skilled attendance is one of the major strategies to curtail maternal mortality, spec...
Over the last two decades, the maternal mortality ratio appears to have fallen by up to 50% in the F...
CONTEXT: Although institutional coverage of childbirth is increasing in the developing world, a subs...
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine rural women s access to maternal health informa...
High neonatal mortality in Haiti is sustained by limited access to essential maternity services, par...
Background: In countries, such as Mozambique, where maternal mortality remains high...
The objectives of this cross-sectional survey were to identify the most important barriers for use o...
Background: In countries, such as Mozambique, where maternal mortality remains high, the greatest co...
Several factors affect the use of maternal health care services in developing countries. The aim was...
The supply of care is diverse and varied in urban areas. This may influence women’s use of health ca...
BACKGROUND: In countries, such as Mozambique, where maternal mortality remains high, the greatest co...
Background: In countries, such as Mozambique, where maternal mortality remains high, the greatest co...
Moroccan population has known a growing demographic trend. However, beyond the global tendency, repr...
Multiple intervention strategies help women access maternity care services in rural locations and ne...
Moroccan population has known a growing demographic trend. However, beyond the global tendency, repr...
Introduction: Skilled attendance is one of the major strategies to curtail maternal mortality, spec...
Over the last two decades, the maternal mortality ratio appears to have fallen by up to 50% in the F...
CONTEXT: Although institutional coverage of childbirth is increasing in the developing world, a subs...
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine rural women s access to maternal health informa...
High neonatal mortality in Haiti is sustained by limited access to essential maternity services, par...
Background: In countries, such as Mozambique, where maternal mortality remains high...
The objectives of this cross-sectional survey were to identify the most important barriers for use o...
Background: In countries, such as Mozambique, where maternal mortality remains high, the greatest co...