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- Maternal Mortality (MM) in rural Nigeria is critically impacted by delays in accessing emergency obstetric care (EmOC), prompting researchers to study midwives’ knowledge and involvement in providing such care in Cross River State.
- A survey of all ninety-four midwives in rural maternal health facilities revealed that their knowledge of EmOC was notably high, with many actively providing essential care services.
- The study concluded that enhancing midwives' training through job support, refresher courses, and community involvement could strengthen their ability to deliver effective emergency obstetric care and reduce maternal mortality rates.
Article Abstract
Background: Maternal Mortality (MM) in Nigeria is greatest in rural regions where access to emergency obstetric care (EmOC) services is hampered by a number of circumstances. Delay in obtaining prompt and proper care in obstetric emergency situations is a significant factor in poor mother outcomes. It is based on this premise that the researchers examined midwives' knowledge and involvement regarding provision of emergency obstetric care in rural health facilities of Cross River State.
Materials And Methods: The study adopted a cross-sectional descriptive design; a total population study of all ninety-four midwives who worked in maternal health care facilities in rural areas of CRS was utilised. Cross River state is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, named after the Cross River, which passes through the state, located in the Niger Delta and occupies 20,156 square kilometers A self-developed and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was pre-tested for reliability and result showed the reliability index ranging from 0.70 to 0.82. Quantitative data collected was analysed using Pearson product moment correlation test at 0.05 level of significance.
Results: The research findings revealed midwives' level of knowledge on emergency obstetric care in rural health facilities of CRS was significantly high, majority of the participants had provided some aspects of essential emergency obstetric care. The result of hypotheses revealed a significant relationship between knowledge and provision of EmOC amongst the midwives ( < .05).
Conclusion: Based on this, it was recommended that appropriate strategies such as on the job training\ supportive supervision, refresher training and mentorship should also be ensured to enhance midwives' capacity in emergency obstetric care. Finally, there is need for Community involvement/enlightenment, motivating traditional birth attendants and integrating them into maternal health care system.
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