Some 1,400 women die every day around the world from problems related to
pregnancy and childbirth. Tens of thousand more experience complications
during pregnancy, many of which are life-threatening for the women and their
children if not leave them sever disabilities.
The dangers of childbearing can be greatly reduced it a woman is healthy and well
nourished before becoming pregnant. This study could serve as an insight for the
modification of plans and policies for future development regarding maternal care.
The study aims to determine the factors that affect the utilization of pre and
postnatal care, including the place of delivery. The data to be utilized in this study
was taken form the 5th series of Maternal and child Health survey conducted on
the year 2002 by the National Statistics Office.
A combination of descriptive and logistic regression analysis will be employed to
the gathered data to understand the prevailing situation and to assess the
differentials in utilization of maternal care services.