Abstract
Objective: To determine the availability utilization and quality of delivery and emergency obstetric services in Eritrea. Methods: All of the 17 hospitals that provide maternity services 46 health centers and 41 randomly selected out of210 health stations in Eritrea were included in this study. Clients of the health facilities who attended the facilities on the day of the visit and birth attendants were interviewed and record cards were reviewed to assess the quality of care provided for normal and complicated deliveries. Findings: The assessment of the delivery and emergency obstetric services revealed gaps in availability quality and utilization of the services. Some of the quality gaps identified were poor monitoring of normal and complicated labor especially lack of use of the partograph. Conclusion: The availability of emergency obstetric care services in Eritrea could be doubled using the existing number of health facilities by upgrading the hospitals and the health centers to function as comprehensive and basic emergency obstetric care facilities respectively.
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