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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 607, 2025
6th International Conference of GIS USERS (ERRACHIDIA GIS-USERS’2024)
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Article Number | 03001 | |
Number of page(s) | 8 | |
Section | Cartography-Planning-Urbanism | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202560703001 | |
Published online | 22 January 2025 |
Accessibility to Obstetric Care and Its Impact on Maternal Health in Southeastern oases, Morocco
1 Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes, Morocco.
2 Institute of sport professions, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
* Corresponding author: kh.aouni@edu.umi.ac.ma
Limited access to obstetric care for pregnant women in rural areas increases the risk of maternal mortality. A geographic information system (GIS) was used to analyze spatial and temporal access to obstetric care in southeastern Morocco. The obstetric records of 1,304 pregnant women were examined to determine the diagnosis upon arrival and the duration of ambulance transport. According to maps generated by the GIS, 19 obstetric cases were more than 100 kilometers away from the regional hospital, and 16 cases required over two hours for transport to the regional hospital. Univariate binary logistic regression analysis confirmed that delays exceeding two hours between the sending hospital and the receiving regional hospital increased the likelihood of pregnant women arriving with hemorrhage (OR: 2.82 (1.38, 5.79), p = 0.005). The study revealed the consequences of restricted access to obstetric care on the health of pregnant women, highlighting the need for targeted strategies to improve access to obstetric services in this region.
Key words: Maternal health / Obstetric care / Limited access / Oasis / Morocco
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2025
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