Birth preparedness and complication readiness practice and influencing factors among women in Sodo town, Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2018; community based cross-sectional study.

Although not satisfactory in view of expectations, a relatively higher practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness had been observed in the study area compared with the previous reports. Healthcare workers at the grassroots should be encouraged to involve women's partners and/or family members while explaining birth preparedness and complication readiness with a special emphasis on older (> 35 years) and uneducated women in order to improve the practice in the study area.