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Abstract
Despite Egypt’s assertion that “currently, there are no challenges
regarding the protection of maternity,” the Egypt Service Provision
Assessment Survey (2004) found that the vast majority of maternal deaths in
Egypt (84%) involve one or more avoidable factors one such factor,
contributing to 54% of maternal deaths, is substandard medical care by health
providers (Hamza, 2005). Woman’s residence and education status are
strongly associated with the receipt of maternity care. For example; the
percentage of births in which the mother receives regular antenatal care is 57
percent among rural births compared to 80 percent among urban births.
Coverage of maternity care services is especially low in rural Upper Egypt,
where regular antenatal care is received by 49 percent of births, and 59
percent of deliveries were medically assisted (http://egypt.unfpa.org).
Good prenatal care depends on careful surveillance for and assessment
of risks, thoughtful interventions to address any identified risks, and
education of the prospective parents to promote wellbeing. A clear, concise,
well-documented prenatal record contributes to the quality of this process and
facilitates communication among all members of the health care team
(Phelan, 2008 & Lockwood and Lemons, 2007).