Barriers to safe motherhood in Nigeria
By: Akinrinola Bankole ... [et al.].
Contributors: Alan Guttmacher Institute
Publisher: Guttmacher Institute
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 27
Description: This report examines trends over a  13-year period (1990-2003) in selected factors that are  directly and indirectly related to maternal mortality in  Nigeria - the educational and social status of women of  childbearing age, average family size, patterns of contraceptive  use and unmet need for family planning, levels of  unintended childbearing and proportions of births that constitute  a high risk to mothers and their infants. The report  also looks at the use of health services by Nigerian women  during pregnancy and childbirth, as well as recent estimates  of levels and sources of overall health care expenditures  in Nigeria. In addition, it examines the policies and  programs that affect maternal health in the country.
Notes: Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references.