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Abstract Despite Egypt’s assertion that “currently, there are no challenges regarding the protection of maternity,” the Egypt Service Provision Assessment Survey (2004) found that the vast majority of maternal deaths in Egypt (84%) involve one or more avoidable factors one such factor, contributing to 54% of maternal deaths, is substandard medical care by health providers (Hamza, 2005). Woman’s residence and education status are strongly associated with the receipt of maternity care. For example; the percentage of births in which the mother receives regular antenatal care is 57 percent among rural births compared to 80 percent among urban births. Coverage of maternity care services is especially low in rural Upper Egypt, where regular antenatal care is received by 49 percent of births, and 59 percent of deliveries were medically assisted (http://egypt.unfpa.org). Good prenatal care depends on careful surveillance for and assessment of risks, thoughtful interventions to address any identified risks, and education of the prospective parents to promote wellbeing. A clear, concise, well-documented prenatal record contributes to the quality of this process and facilitates communication among all members of the health care team (Phelan, 2008 & Lockwood and Lemons, 2007). |