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.