Table 1 Uptake of maternal health care services, Lusaka Urban community survey data [11]
From: Postpartum maternal morbidity requiring hospital admission in Lusaka, Zambia – a descriptive study
Uptake of maternal health care services | % of women reporting (n = 946) |
|---|---|
% of women with 5 or more antenatal check-ups | 73% |
Proportion of deliveries with a professional attendant | 89.5% |
% of women attending a postnatal check-up in the 6 weeks postpartum | 84% |
% of women reporting a "serious problem" in the antenatal or postpartum period who said that they had been able to get medical attention "as soon as they felt they had needed it" | 85% |