Health facility delivery among women of reproductive age in Nigeria: Does age at first birth matter?
Obasanjo Afolabi BolarinwaEffiong FortuneRichard Gyan AboagyeAbdul-Aziz SeiduOlalekan Seun OlagunjuUgochinyere Ijeoma NwagbaraEdward Kwabena AmeyawBright Opoku AhinkorahPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Our findings suggest the need to design interventions that will encourage women of reproductive age in Nigeria who are younger than 20 years to give birth in health facilities to avoid the risks of maternal complications associated with home delivery. Such interventions should include male involvement in antenatal care visits and the education of both partners and young women on the importance of health facility delivery.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- pregnancy outcomes
- public health
- mental health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnant women
- health information
- human health
- physical activity
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- health promotion
- risk factors
- gestational age
- risk assessment
- social media
- climate change
- hepatitis c virus
- body mass index
- chronic pain
- adipose tissue
- breast cancer risk
- affordable care act