Antenatal
care visits are an ideal time to advise mothers and families
on essential pregnancy care to reduce stillbirths and
neonatal deaths, and develop a birth preparedness plan
[1]. In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 69% of pregnant
women receive at least one antenatal care (ANC) visit,
and 44% receive at least four ANC visits and the full
package of key interventions [1]. In addition to physical
and health systems barriers, in many settings, women’s
low status negatively impacts utilization of antenatal
care services. As compared to men, women often lack
decision-making power to allocate resources for healthcare
seeking [7,8], particularly in contexts where men
determine whether and under what conditions their
spouses will use health services [9,10]. This can prove
problematic particularly in households where men underestimate
the importance of antenatal care [1,11]. Even
following ANC consultation, women’s limited means and
authority to implement healthy home practices have
hindered development goals
Antenatalcare visits are an ideal time to advise mothers and familieson essential pregnancy care to reduce stillbirths andneonatal deaths, and develop a birth preparedness plan[1]. In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 69% of pregnantwomen receive at least one antenatal care (ANC) visit,and 44% receive at least four ANC visits and the fullpackage of key interventions [1]. In addition to physicaland health systems barriers, in many settings, women’slow status negatively impacts utilization of antenatalcare services. As compared to men, women often lackdecision-making power to allocate resources for healthcareseeking [7,8], particularly in contexts where mendetermine whether and under what conditions theirspouses will use health services [9,10]. This can proveproblematic particularly in households where men underestimatethe importance of antenatal care [1,11]. Evenfollowing ANC consultation, women’s limited means andauthority to implement healthy home practices havehindered development goals
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