Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is a dire need to uplift the well-being of pregnant adolescent girls and young women through development and implementation of strategies that can reduce barriers to access maternal healthcare services. This in return will reduce pregnancy related complications which is a threat to many adolescents especially in developing countries.
 
 FINDINGS: Other stakeholders such as community members are less involved in the activities of AGYW. Information is not enough to cater for the health needs of AGYW. There are less policies and law in place that will guide the AGYW to make informed decisions. Young people, need to be provided with quality education, training, health information and services to enable them to make informed decisions. Furthermore, their rights need to be protected. They also need to be granted with opportunities to participate in decision making and to equip them for the future. This will enable them to participate in the affairs of their communities and contribute to economic development (UNFPA, 2014, 2017b; WHO, 2015a).
 
 CONCLUSION: Poor access to maternal health care information by young women may lead to poor use of maternal healthcare services and maternal outcomes. Maternal healthcare information have been used as a strategy to improve maternal healthcare services to reduce the risk of complications during pregnancy.
 
 This review therefore provided an overview on healthcare information that enable access and utilize of maternal healthcare services by adolescent and young women during pregnancy in Lower-and-Middle Income Countries (LMICs). Barriers relating to accessing and utilizing maternal healthcare services by young women in LMICs were also discussed. This review has additionally recommended creative interventions for conquering these obstructions to help improve maternal health outcomes in Lower and Middle Income Countries.
Highlights
Maternal Health care information is an important component that plays a major role to save the lives of many adolescent girls and young women if well implemented
Their rights need to be protected. They need to be granted with opportunities to participate in decision making and to equip them for the future. This will enable them to participate in the affairs of their communities and contribute to economic development (UNFPA, 2014, 2017b; World Health Organization (WHO), 2015a)
Poor access to maternal health care information by young women may lead to poor use of maternal healthcare services and maternal outcomes
Summary
Maternal Health care information is an important component that plays a major role to save the lives of many adolescent girls and young women if well implemented. S. Lassi, Tarab, Salam, & Bhutta, 2014). Of all annual births worldwide, 11% occur in girls aged between 15 to 19 years (UNICEF, 2017). This translates to approximately 16 million births amongst adolescents. There is a dire need to uplift the well-being of pregnant adolescent girls and young women through development and implementation of strategies that can reduce barriers to access maternal healthcare services. This in return will reduce pregnancy related complications which is a threat to many adolescents especially in developing countries
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