Meshesha B
Ethiopia
Research Article
The Role of Maternity Waiting Area in Improving Obstetric Outcomes: A Comparative Cross-sectional Study, Jinka Zonal Hospital, Southern Regional State
Author(s): Meshesha B, Dejene G and Hailemariam TMeshesha B, Dejene G and Hailemariam T
Background: Maternity Waiting Areas also called Maternity Waiting Homes are residential facilities, located near a recognized medical facility, where non-laboring pregnant women from remote areas stay awaiting their delivery and be transferred to the medical facility shortly before delivery. Research indicates that 99% of all maternal mortalities occur in the developing countries. Ethiopia is a major contributor to the world-wide death of mothers. Maternity Waiting Areas, an approach designed to improve access of rural mothers to comprehensive emergency obstetric care has been introduced three decades ago in Ethiopia.
Methods: Hospital-based comparative cross-sectional study was conducted.
Results: Only 16.7% of the total 516 mothers were admitted to the Maternity Waiting Areas of which 90.7% were from rural areas. Almos.. View More»
