Fig. 2

Fishbone analysis of the factors influencing the FMHCP under the NHIS provision for skilled delivery services in Ghana. The inscriptions in bold, have been identified as the major factors influencing the utilization of SBA in Ghana. Although the FMHCP under the NHIS has improved uptake of SBA, some emerging problems like inadequate funding for the policy, poor monitoring and supervision and political influence, are negatively affecting the management of the policy. Also, there is inequity in the coverage of the policy skewed to the disadvantage of the poor and some rural population