MIDWIVES' AND MOTHERS' PERCEPTION OF MIDWIVES SERVICE SCHEME IN SELECTED AREA COUNCILS IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA - NIGERIA

📄 Project Abstract

The importance of skilled birth attendants in the reduction of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality worldwide cannot be over-emphasized. The midwives service scheme was established by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) in collaboration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria in 2009 to achieve reduction in maternal, newborn and under-five mortality in Nigeria, especially in rural communities. The purpose of the study was to determine how mothers and midwives in selected Area Councils in Abuja perceive the midwives service scheme. Five objectives and three null hypotheses were raised to guide the study. Quantitative descriptive survey design was used to study the midwives' perception while both quantitative and qualitative methods were adopted for the study of mothers' perception. The whole MSS midwives (32) in the studied Area Councils were used for the study while a sample size of 381 mothers was drawn from the population of 1483. Two sets o...