Maternity care in Ghana is meant to be free, but it’s not – and many can’t afford it

By Edmund Wedam Kanmiki, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
Cheryl A. Moyer, Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences and Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Michigan
Gilbert Abotisem Abiiro, Associate Professor of Health Economics and Policy, University for Development Studies
Kennedy A. Alatinga, Associate Professor of Social Policy and Health Protection, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies

Globally, over a quarter of a million women a year die during pregnancy or childbirth. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for about 70% of these deaths.

In Ghana, the rate of maternal deaths is 263 per 100,000 births. Although this…

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