5. Conclusion
This study sheds light on an important and often unrecognized women’s health problem. Postpartum problems identified in this study could resonate with other middle-income countries where
there is dominance of private sector with a number of constraints to seek care and lack of comprehensive models of delivering maternity care, starting at pre-conception and continuing to the postpartum. Our findings ascertain the heavy burden of ill health experienced by women in the postpartum period up to six months postpartum. Further studies from middle-income countries are needed to advocate the recognition of this significant health problem by health care providers.