SynthesisJournal of pregnancy2020
The Effect of Antenatal Care Service Utilization on Postnatal Care Service Utilization: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Study.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Social capital and maternal and child health services uptake in low- and middle-income countries: mixed methods systematic review.BMC health services research · 2021Pooled it
- Postnatal Care Utilisation Among Adolescent Mothers in India: A Pooled Cross-Sectional Study of NFHS-4 and NFHS-5.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Measuring antenatal care timing and content across 131 low-income and middle-income countries, 1995-2023: a systematic analysis of trends.The Lancet. Global health · 2026Article
- Left Behind After Birth: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Factors Associated With Postnatal Care Use in Sub-Saharan Africa.Journal of pregnancy · 2026Article
- The impact of maternal and child health on sustainable development goals: evidence from Turkic Republics (2000-2020).BMC public health · 2025Article
- The impact of precipitation on ANC service utilisation and healthcare access in Malawi.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Initiation of Antenatal Care Among Pregnant Women in Saudi Arabia: An Application of Andersen's Behavioral Model Using a Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Non-utilisation of postpartum services in northwestern Nigeria: analyses of trend and social determinants from 2003 to 2018.BMJ open · 2025Article
- The nexus between maternal antenatal care attendance, newborn postnatal care and neonatal mortality in India: a matched case-control study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
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- Interventions to enhance healthcare utilisation among pregnant women to reduce maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries: a review of systematic reviews.BMC public health · 2023Review
- Self-management system for postpartum women with hypertension disorders: an eHealth application intervention study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Investigating Health Inequality Using Trend, Decomposition and Spatial Analyses: A Study of Maternal Health Service Use in Nepal.International journal of public health · 2023Article
- Effect of optimal antenatal care on maternal and perinatal health in Ethiopia.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Towards a positive postnatal experience in Sub-Saharan African countries: the receipt of adequate services during the immediate postpartum period: a multilevel analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of eight or more antenatal contacts on health facility delivery and early postnatal care in low- and middle-income countries: a propensity score matching.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
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- [Factors associated with a lack of postnatal care].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionReduction of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality has continued to be a challenge in developing countries. The majority of maternal and neonatal mortality occurred during the early postpartum period. This is mostly due to low postnatal care service utilization. There is a discrepancy of evidence on the effect status of antenatal care on the improvement of postnatal care service utilization. Therefore, this review study is aimed at estimating the pooled effect of antenatal care on postnatal care service utilization.
methodsWe searched from PubMed and Cochrane library database, Google Scholar, and Google. Initially, we found 265 articles; after duplication was removed and screened by the relevance of the titles and abstracts, 36 studies were considered for assessment of eligibility. Finally, 14 articles passed the inclusion and exclusion criteria and are included in the meta-analysis. Study quality assessment was done using Janna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal tools. The main information was extracted from each study. Heterogeneity of studies was assessed using
resultsA total of 14 articles were included with 15,765 participants for synthesis and meta-analysis. We found that a pooled estimate of women who had antenatal care was 1.53 times more likely to have postnatal care compared with those who had no antenatal care (AOR = 1.53, 95% CI 1.38-1.70,
conclusionsThis review results revealed a low utilization of postnatal care service. Antenatal care service utilization has a positive effect on postnatal care service utilization. Policymakers and programmers better considered more antenatal care service use as one strategy of enhancing the utilization of postnatal care service.
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