Assessing the quality of prenatal care

Maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) is currently a major concern and a priority on the agenda of all the world's governments, including that of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).With over half a million maternal deaths worldwide each year from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, maternal mortality remains a worrying public health issue in developing countries. The high maternal mortality ratio is associated with a generalized HIV/AIDS epidemic.The death of a child is a real problem for future parents, and the disappearance of a newborn immediately after birth, or in the days that follow, leaves parents disappointed in a new role with new tasks and skills, and plunges the family into a process of mourning.