Status Of Maternal Health Services To Pregnant Women In Public Hospitals: A Case Study Of Dodoma Municipality Hospitals

ABSTRACT

Despite over a century worth of efforts on the prevention of maternal death either

before delivery or complications during delivery, maternal mortality still persist in

many countries at an alarming rate. Examining the Status of maternal health services

to pregnant women in public hospitals was the major aim of the study, which was

carried out in Dodoma referral and Makole hospital. Different methods were used

during data collection including questionnaires surveys, interviews and documentary

reviews.

Findings from this study revealed that, the quality of maternal health services which

incorporated reception, proffesional assistance, and effective, timely access of

maternal health services, the study has found out to be satisfactory. The aspects of

maternal mortality cases related to maternal health services varied for the past five

years due to various challenges still facing the maternal health services. However,

these challenges included shortage of staff, low staff motivation, shortage of beds

and the lack of essential delivery tools. The study concludes that, these challenges

contributed greatly to the quality of maternal health provided and variation of

maternal mortality. It also recommends that, the government, development partners

and stakeholders still have a role to play in improving the quality of maternal health

services by recruiting more qualified staff, increase number of beds, providing

essential delivery tools and to create favorable working condition which in turn

would increase the working morale amongst health workers.

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