Desire for labor companionship and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Debre Berhan City: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Allowing women to have a companion of their choice during labor and delivery is a cost-effective strategy to enhance the quality of maternal care and promote a positive birth experience. Due to the limited studies on women's preferences for labour companionship, this study aimed to assess the desire for labour companionship and its associated factors among pregnant women attending ante-natal care at public health facilities in Debre Berhan City.

Method: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from August 1-30, 2022.

Intention to give birth in the health institutions and associated factors among women who gave birth in the last 6 months in Debre Berhan town, North Showa zone, Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study.

Background: Institutional delivery is a proxy for skilled birth attendance, which is an important intervention to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. Even though institutional delivery has such importance, significant numbers of women in Ethiopia do not prefer to give birth in health institutions. This study aimed to assess women's intention to give birth in health institutions and associated factors among women who gave birth in the last 6 months in Debre Berhan town, North Showa Zone, Ethiopia, 2020.

Proportion and associated factors of respectful maternity care during childbirth in North Showa zone public health institutions, North Showa, Ethiopia: An institutional-based cross-sectional study.

Background: Respectful maternity care is one of the key strategies to increase access to use skilled maternity care services. However, limited studies are done about the extent of respectful maternity care during labor and delivery in Ethiopia, particularly in the study area.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the proportion and identify the associated factors of respectful maternity care during childbirth among women who gave birth in North Showa zone public health institutions, North Showa zone, Ethiopia, 2020.

Prevalence of antenatal depression and associated factors among pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic in North Shewa zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia.

Background: Antenatal depression is a form of depression that occurs during pregnancy. This problem may worsen during the COVID-19 epidemic and may result in serious consequences for pregnant women, including depression and other multiple psychosocial problems. However, the prevalence of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in pregnant women and its associated factors has not been studied in the study area, even in Ethiopia.

Assessment of Practice and Factors associated with Sunlight Exposure of Infants among Mothers in Debre Berhan Town, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a common worldwide problem with its prevalence magnified in infants. Prevalence in infants is believed to range from 2.7% to 45% in different countries of the world.

Determinants of Preterm Birth among Women Who Gave Birth in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2018: Institutional Based Case Control Study.

Background: Preterm birth refers to a birth of a baby before 37 completed weeks of gestation and after fetal viability. It is now the leading cause of new born deaths. Although identifying its common risk factors is mandatory to decrease preterm birth and thereby neonatal deaths, there was a dearth of studies in the study area.