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Puerperal sepsis is the infection of the genital tract following child birth or abortion. It is a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and is usually within the first 42 days after child birth/pregnancy termination. Studies have shown that puerperal sepsis is the second cause of...

Preterm birth is defined by World Health Organization as all births occurring before 37 completed weeks of gestation. (Hannah et al 2013). The etiology is often multifactorial and in about 50%, the cause is unknown. The factors associated with preterm birth are classified into maternal, fetal and...

Preterm birth is defined as childbirth occurring at less than 36 completed weeks or 259 days of gestation (World Health Organization, 2014). In most developing and resource limited countries such as Zambia, ultrasound estimation of fetal weight in most circumstances is not readily available for...

Trial of labour after one previous caesarean section is safe in appropriately selected women with the addition of adequate intrapartum monitoring and ready access to theatre when emergency caesarean section is indicated. The primary objective of this study was to explore the major obstetric...

Male involvement in antenatal care services refers to various ways in which men are involved in women’s health during pregnancy from a very early stage, which includes provision of finances, nutrition, physical and emotional support. Having men at the centre of women’s health is an essential...

Preeclampsia is a multi-systemic disorder typically unique to pregnancy and characterised by blood pressure above or equal to 140 systolic or 90 diastolic and proteinuria of 300g in a 24 hours urine sample collection. Preeclampsia complicates 3 - 8% of pregnancies and is a major cause of maternal...

Zambia has reported an increase in the proportion of women accessing the postnatal care in the first two days following the delivery of the baby. The factors associated with the utilization of this service are documented in various studies worldwide. In Zambia, however, there is insufficient...

The quality of antenatal care (ANC) that pregnant women receive in Zambia continues to be poor despite several interventions. Research has shown that only 29% of women in Zambia receive high quality antenatal care. The quality of ANC a woman receives during pregnancy is crucial to both the child...

This study assessed the utilisation of Maternal Health Services from skilled personnel, as a „Continuum of Care‟ in Zambia between 1992 and 2014.The Continuum of Care for Maternal New-born and Child Health advocates for the continuous uptake of antenatal, birth and postnatal care services from...

Obesity is increasing in pregnant women and at delivery and is associated with increased risk of instrumental delivery, operative delivery, macrosomia, shoulder dystocia, and poor foetal outcomes. This study aimed to determine the association of maternal obesity with maternal and foetal...