Authors : Okani, Emmanuel-Mario 'E-Mario' Ifesinachi; Kanaley, Elisheva Naama

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 8 - August

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26aug1261

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Abstract : Preventable maternal mortality in rural Sub-Saharan Africa constitutes one of the most persistent and solvable global health crises of the twenty-first century. Nigeria, which contributes approximately 67,000 maternal deaths annually, carries the highest national maternal burden worldwide, with rural Rivers State recording mortality ratios exceeding 800 per 100,000 live births, more than four times the national average of 512 per 100,000 (World Health Organization [WHO], 2023). The Mobile Maternal Health Hubs intervention is a technology-enhanced, community-based participatory initiative designed to systematically address the three delays model of maternal death causation, namely the delay in deciding to seek care, the delay in reaching healthcare facilities, and the delay in receiving adequate treatment (Okonofua et al., 2022). The intervention deploys solar-powered, motorcycle-accessible mobile health units staffed by trained community midwives and equipped with portable ultrasound technology, point-of-care diagnostic tools, and SMS-based digital health reminder systems across remote riverine communities beyond 25 kilometers from emergency obstetric care in Rivers State, Nigeria. Drawing on an extensive secondary data evidence base synthesized from WHO Global Health Observatory datasets, Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2022, and peer-reviewed literature published between 2020 and 2025, this paper presents the comprehensive final draft of the capstone project, integrating the project proposal, literature review, intervention methodology, ethical framework, project management structure, data collection and analysis approach, and summary of findings.

Keywords : Maternal Mortality, Mobile Health Hubs, Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria, Community Midwifery, Three Delays Model, Health Equity, Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Digital Health, Rural Health Systems, Task-Shifting, Preventable Maternal Deaths.

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