Where do delays occur when women receive antenatal care? A client flow multi-site study in four health facilities in Nigeria.

Conclusion: There was substantial delay in time spent to receive care by women seeking routine antenatal health services in the four secondary and tertiary care hospitals. We recommend managers in health facilities include the reduction of waiting times in the strategic plans for improving the quality of antenatal care in the hospitals. This should include the use of innovative payment systems that excludes payment at time of service delivery, adoption of a fast-track system such as pre-packing of frequently used commodities and the use of new tech informational materials for the provision of health education. Funding: The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, Geneva; Protocol ID A65869. PMID: 30013255 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ghana Medical Journal - Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Med J Source Type: research