Mothers’ satisfaction with delivery services and associated factors at health institutions in west Arsi, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia

Abstract

Maternal mortality and morbidity are attributed to poor maternity quality of care.1 globally; more than half a million women die annually as a result of complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Despite the effort and substantial amount of resources spent to reduce maternal mortality; every day, approximately 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Ninety-nine percent of these deaths occur in most developing countries like Ethiopia.2 Rates of maternal mortality are 19 times higher in developing countries than in developed. In the African Region, however, the MMR is still running at 540 per 100, 000 live births, which, combined with the high levels of fertility, translates into a lifetime risk of dying from maternal causes of 1 in 37.3 The current global MMR of 216 per 100, 000. The world’s MMR fell by 44% between 1990 and 2015, missing the target of a 75% reduction and In 2015, the African Region accounts for 64% of maternal deaths.3