Determinants Of Maternal Mortality In General Hospital Calabar, Cross River State.

CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 Background of the studyThe growing concern on improving reproductive health at the global level  has created a demand for  research  especially in the area of maternal health. Maternal health, which is the physical well being of a woman during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum period (WHO, 2011; Fadeyi, 2007), has been a major concern of several international summits and conferences since the late 1980s, which culminated to the Millennium Summit in 2000 (WHO, 2007).          It is obvious that maternal mortality is a key constituent of maternal health. The World …