Home childbirth among young mothers aged 15-24 years in Nigeria: a national population-based cross-sectional study.
Emmanuel Olorunleke AdewuyiVishnu KhanalYun ZhaoLungcit DavidOlasunkanmi David BamideleAsa AutaPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
Young mothers aged 15-24 years had a higher prevalence of home delivery than the national average for all women of reproductive age in Nigeria. Priority attention is required for young mothers in poor households, rural areas, North-East, North-West and South-South regions. Faith-based interventions, a youth-oriented antenatal care package, education of girls and access to health insurance coverage are recommended to speed up the reduction of home delivery among young mothers in Nigeria.