Table 1 Description of key maternal services offered by healthcare facilities in Zambia [57], and the number of facilities providing each service within a 15Â km vicinity of the floodplain study area
Maternal service | Description | Number of facilities |
|---|---|---|
Delivery site | A healthcare facility able to provide a trained/skilled birth attendant to assist during labour. | 65 (35 urban, 30 rural) |
Emergency obstetric care (EmOC) | The provision of medical care able to assist with life-threatening obstetric complications such as haemorrhage, a ruptured uterus, and eclampsia. | 10 Situated in urban areas |
Maternity waiting shelter (MWS) | Accommodations provided for pregnant women so that they can remain close to a delivery site in anticipation of labour. | 33 (12 urban, 21 rural) |