Abstract
Background: Postnatal care (PNC) service can be described as the attention to mental, physical, and physiological rehabilitation. At the physiological level, postpartum haemorrhage is a leading cause of death among postnatal women.
Objective: The aim of this report is to advance experiential opinion on barriers to PNC services in Nigeria.
Method: This was an autobiographical case report.
Observations being reported: Barriers to the utilization of PNC services cuts across Health Workers’ training needs as well as low perception of its importance amongst women of reproductive age.
Conclusion: The take home message we learnt from our experience is that adequate postnatal care is necessary not just for the immediate health of the mother and child but that it’s also a stepping-stone to the next pregnancy experience. This forms the basis for the continuum of care from pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period by skilled providers in a comprehensive and integrated manner.
Keywords
Maternal health, Postnatal care, Auto-biographical case report, Postpartum haemorrhage, Women of reproductive age