Persistent barriers to care; a qualitative study to understand women's experiences in areas served by the midwives service scheme in Nigeria

• Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 232
• Main Authors: Exley, Josephine, Pitchforth, Emma, Okeke, Edward, Glick, Peter, Abubakar, Isa Sadeeq, Chari, Amalavoyal, Bashir, Usman, Gu, Kun, Onwujekwe, Obinna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 19.08.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Births; Childbirth & labor; Childrens health; Community; Data collection; Delivery, Obstetric - psychology; Delivery, Obstetric - statistics & numerical data; Empowerment; Female; Focus Groups; Health services; Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data; Home Childbirth - psychology; Home Childbirth - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Maternal & child health; Maternal Health Services - statistics & numerical data; Maternal mortality; Midwifery; Midwifery - methods; Nigeria; Obstetrics; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Pregnancy; Prenatal care; Primary Health Care - methods; Qualitative Research; Rural areas; Rural Population - statistics & numerical data; Socioeconomic Factors; Subsidies; Womens health; Young Adult; Nigeria; Midwives; Women’s experience; Qualitative; Skilled birth attendance; Health services; Maternal health

The Nigerian Midwives Service Scheme (MSS) is an ambitious human resources project created in 2009 to address supply side barriers to accessing care. Key features include the recruitment and deployment of newly qualified, unemployed and retired midwives to rural primary healthcare centres (PHCs) to...