SynthesisBMC pregnancy and childbirth2024
Effect of pregnancy intention on completion of maternity continuum of care in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Effects of pregnancy intention at conception on the continuity of care in maternal healthcare services use in Somalia.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Uncovering the Reasons Behind Maternal Care Dropout in Bangladesh: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
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- Complete continuum of maternal health care and Its determinants among women who gave birth in the past year in Mogadishu, Somalia.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Perinatal mental health and reproductive behavior among women in wartime Ukraine: a cohort study protocol.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Pregnancy Intentions and Maternal Health Behaviours: Observational Study in 18 African Countries.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Observational
- Effect of pregnancy intention on postpartum contraceptive use in Ethiopia: a national longitudinal study using propensity score methods.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Leaving no one behind: the impact of disability and socioeconomic status on maternal continuum of care.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of pregnancy, unintended pregnancy, poor pregnancy outcome and its associated factors among female sex workers in Cameroon.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Timely Initiation of Antenatal Care and its Determinants Among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe maternity continuum of care is a strategy to provide timely and quality maternal and child healthcare through preconception, pregnancy, childbirth, postnatal, and the early childhood periods. The maternity continuum of care effectively reduces global maternal and neonatal deaths. However, several factors are reported to cause low completion of the maternity continuum of care in sub-Saharan Africa. There has been substantial debate in the literature as to whether pregnancy intention influences the completion of the maternity continuum of care. Although several studies have been conducted to determine the influence of pregnancy intention on the completion of the maternity continuum of care, findings are inconsistent and have not been systematically reviewed. Therefore, this review aims to determine the effect of pregnancy intention on the completion of the maternity continuum of care in sub-Saharan African countries.
methodsA systematic search of articles was performed from MEDLINE Complete, CINAHL Complete, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Maternity & Infant Care, Global Health, Scopus, and Web of Science. The identified articles were imported into Covidence and independently screened by two researchers for abstract and title, and then full-text. The quality of the studies was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. The Cochran's Q test and I
resultsTen studies involving 343,932 participants were included in the final analysis. The pooled estimate of the meta-analysis found that women with intended pregnancy had 2.12 times higher odds of completing the maternity continuum of care (pooled odds ratio: 2.12, 95% CI: 1.33, 3.36) as compared to women with unintended pregnancy.
conclusionIntended pregnancy has a statistically significant positive effect on completing the maternity continuum of care. Policymakers and healthcare providers need to implement strategies to encourage women to plan their pregnancies through the strengthening of pre-conception care and contraceptive counselling to prevent unintended pregnancies. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42023409134.
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