Abstract
The Universal Declaration on Human Rights regarding Primary Health Care (PHC) in Nigeria is to provide adequate and equitable healthcare to pregnant mothers and new born. This includes those who are at risk of respiratory distress disease. The objective of this work is to identify the capacity of PHC in the management of respiratory distress syndrome among pregnant mothers and new born. A narrative review of literatures on respiratory distress performed. There have been shortages of staff and health inequity while improvement in maternal and child mortality rates may be attributable to improved knowledge and health seeking behavior. PHC practitioners’ need to be motivated because they are available and useful in rendering preventive services for respiratory distress disease during pregnancy and new deliveries for better results.
Highlights
Primary health care is all about the health and well-being on the preference of individuals, families and communities
Primary Health Care (PHC) is driven by a political philosophy that emphasizes a radical change in both the design and content of conventional health care services
For PHC workers to be effective in providing preventive care for respiratory distress disease in pregnancy and new born, they require capacity enhancement to assure quality service delivery and better outcomes
Summary
Primary health care is all about the health and well-being on the preference of individuals, families and communities It explains the nature of health and focus on the complete interrelated aspects of physical, mental and social health and wellbeing [1]. The year 2008 celebrated 30 years of PHC policy that emerged from the Alma Ata Declaration with publication of two key reports, the World Health Report 2008; and report of the Commission on the Social Determinants of Health [3]. This has been noted as a failure in Nigeria [4], especially based on infant mortality rate that increased between 1982 and 2003 (Figure 1)
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