1.0African Institute for Development Policy - AFIDEPhttps://afidep.org/fr/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eo8rxGwUBs"><a href="https://afidep.org/fr/implications-new-antenatal-guidelines-maternal-mortality/">Implications of new WHO antenatal guidelines on maternal mortality</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://afidep.org/fr/implications-new-antenatal-guidelines-maternal-mortality/embed/#?secret=eo8rxGwUBs" width="600" height="338" title="« Implications of new WHO antenatal guidelines on maternal mortality » — African Institute for Development Policy - AFIDEP" data-secret="eo8rxGwUBs" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://afidep.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://afidep.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ANC-2.jpg1600856On 7 November 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines on access to antenatal care for pregnant women. The revision was necessitated by the persistently high maternal deaths globally, particularly in developing countries where deaths are still 14 times higher than in the developed regions. The WHO recommended increasing antenatal care visits from the current four to eight fundamental visits, to ensure a continuum of care during pregnancy, labour and delivery, and the postnatal period. The four-visit model (focused antenatal care) being replaced was adopted by WHO in 2002, and has been in use since then, providing goal-oriented […]