There is no ideal place but it is best to deliver in a hospital: expectations and experiences of health facility-based childbirth in Imo State Nigeria

摘要

annually, about 67,000 of the 196,000 maternal deaths in sub-Saharan Africa occur in Nigeria, second only to India. Though health facility childbirths have been linked with improved health outcomes, evidence suggests that experiences of care influence future use. This study explored the expectations and experiences of health facility childbirths for mothers in Imo State, Nigeria.