This chart shows comparative maternity care between the countries Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mozambique,
and Tanzenia. Using data from 2003 provided by democratic and health surveys in each country,
it shows the percentage of women who received professional care during pregnancy, very recently
after giving birth, and who had a professional health care attendant during actual birth.
This chart describes use of the continuum of maternity care, by selected countries in sub-Saharan
Africa. The chart covers the years 2003 through 2004.
This graph shows the use of the continuum of maternity in sub-Saharan African countries in
2003 and 2004 for those who received at least one prenatal care visit, had a skilled physician
attendant, and attended at least one postnatal care visit.
This graph shows the percentage of pre natal, post natal, and birth care mothers receive among
the Sub-Saharan African population. It shows that most women received a minimum of 70% of
antenatal care during pregnancy, which is the highest number of all the necessary cares.
This graph shows maternity care in sub-Saharan Africa. Tanzania had the highest rates of nominal
care, as well as the high rates of skilled health care during delivery. Ghana had the highest
rates of post-natal care.
How long should maternity leave be? A few months or years? This a hotly departed topic, not
just in Africa but in the whole world. This graph shows the levels of each African nation
that gives out maternity leave to its employees.
This chart shows that use of continuum of maternity care in selected countries of sub-Saharan
Africa. The chart showed that Tanzania had the highest rates followed by Ghana, Mozambique
and Burkina Faso.
This image shows or depicts in statistical bar graph format use of the continuum of maternity
care, selected countries in sub-Sahara Africa. 2003-2004 shown.
This is bar graph showing how maternity care is utilized in sub-Saharan Africa. Postnatal
care rates are extremely low for all of the areas listed, and not all women even see a trained
health care provider.
The following chart shows the use of continuum of maternity care in selected countries in
sub Saharan Africa. Those countries listed are Burkina, Ghana, Mozambique, and Tanzania
The use of maternity care across sub-saharan countries for the year 2003. The chart also
shows the percentage of patients that had at least one pre-natal and ante-natal visit. The
chart alos shows the percentage of patients that had a skilled health worker present at birth.
Bar graph showing the use of maternity care in selected countries within sub-Saharan Africa.
Three bars for four different countries; Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mozambique and Tanzania. Purple
bar shows at least one antenatal care visit percentage. All four countries show between 70
and 90 percent. Teal colored bar shows percent that had a skilled health attendant at delivery.
All countries show between 40 and 50 percent. Final, yellow bar shows percent of women that
received postnatal care within 2 days of delivery. Ghana shows 20 percent while the other
three show between 10 and 15 percent.
This colorful chart shows the relationship of sub-Saharan women who used Maternity care between
three different methods of care; at least one antenatal care visit, had a skilled health car
attendant at delivery and who received post natal care within two days of delivery.
