Women usually considered pregnancy as a normal event
unless complications arose, and most of them refrained from
seeking antenatal care (ANC) except for confirmation of
pregnancy, and no prior preparation for childbirth was taken.
Financial constraints, coupled with traditional beliefs and
rituals, delayed care-seeking in cases where complications arose.
Delivery usually took place on the floor in the squatting posture
and the attendants did not always follow antiseptic measures
such as washing hands before conducting delivery. Following the
birth of the baby, attention was mainly focused on the expulsion