"I couldn't buy the items so I didn't go to deliver at the health facility" Home delivery among rural women in northern Ghana: A mixed-method analysis.

Despite the government's efforts to provide free maternal care services to women in Ghana, a significant proportion of rural women still deliver at home due to other 'hidden costs'. Addressing poor staff attitude, transportation challenges, and negative traditional beliefs and practices through awareness creation may contribute to improving health facility delivery by rural pregnant women in Ghana.