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How Tanzania’s spousal escort policy frustrates antenatal health care

How Tanzania’s spousal escort policy frustrates antenatal health care

STEPHEN MALUKA, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Development Studies, University of Dar es Salaam GOOD care during pregnancy is important for the health of mothers and the development of unborn babies. Antenatal care contributes to a woman’s overall good health as well as linking her and her family to the health system, and increasing her chances of using a skilled attendant at birth. The World Health Organisation (WHO) puts great store on care during pregnancy because, by its own estimates, 25% of maternal deaths occur during pregnancy. But antenatal care isn’t the norm for millions of women across Africa. In Tanzania,…
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