Open Access<p>Magnitude and Determinants of Postnatal Care Service Utilization Among Women Who Gave Birth in the Last 12 Months in Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Shiferaw Abeway Mamuye
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of women's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1179-1411
DOI - 10.2147/ijwh.s269704
Subject(s) - childbirth , medicine , pregnancy , logistic regression , cross sectional study , demography , obstetrics , postnatal care , live birth , statistical significance , pediatrics , genetics , pathology , sociology , biology
The postnatal period is the first 6 weeks (42 days) following delivery of a baby. The first hours, days and weeks after childbirth are the most critical times for both the mother and newborn infants. Most maternal and neonatal deaths occur during the first 24 hours after childbirth.