2.1STUDY SETTING
The study was conducted at the antenatal clinic in the Department of
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
(UITH), Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. The hospital is situated at
Oke-Ose in the Ilorin East Local Government area of Kwara State. It
belongs to Nigeria’s second generation of Teaching hospitals,
established by law on 2nd May 1980. UITH is a significant referral
centre offering primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare services to
all parts of Kwara State and the neighbouring Osun, Oyo, Ekiti, and
Kogi.
The hospital is approved for undergraduate and postgraduate medical
training and is a training centre for doctors, nurses, midwives, and
community health workers. UITH also offers training in Health
Information Management and Plaster Techniques.
The Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department is in building 7 of the
hospital (a two-story building), and the Delivery Suite is beside the
Emergency Pediatrics Unit. The antenatal clinic is on the first floor
beside the family planning clinic. The antenatal care clinic is
open daily from Mondays to Fridays. The booking clinic is on Monday. The
nurses check the pregnant woman’s height, weight, and vital signs. The
nurses and physiotherapists give health talks. The doctors (house
officer, resident, or consultant) see the pregnant women and conduct
booking investigations. Then, the women present the booking
investigation results at subsequent antenatal care visits.