Ann Med Med Res | Volume 2, Issue 1 | Review Article | Open Access

Improving Antenatal and Postnatal Attendance: Beyond Theory to Practical Solutions

Kizito Uzoma Ndugbu^1*, Elsie Chizoba Madukwe²

¹Department of Public Health, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
²Department of Paediatrics, Post Basics, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

^*Correspondance to: Kizito Uzoma Ndugbu 

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Abstract

An antenatal care that seem to thrive on the understanding of the pregnancy state as a potentially dangerous biomedical state, and so goes on to have its mechanisms mainly on surveillance is proving ineffective in developing countries. Despite the many reasons given for poor utilization of ANC, especially in developing countries; which has been the concentration of much research, the main problem appears to be one: the programmed seems to be contextually at odds with the situations of pregnant women and their families, especially in low-income areas. This review offers practical ways for a practical solution to begin.

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Citation:

Ndugbu KU, Ndugbu EC. Improving Antenatal and Postnatal Attendance: Beyond Theory to Practical Solutions. Ann Med Medical Res. 2019; 2:1022..