Kpade Agnes Angelique Houefa*

Department of Public Health and Epidemiological Surveillance, Directorate of the Armed Forces Health Service, Cotonou, Benin

*Corresponding Author: Kpade Agnes Angelique Houefa, Department of Public Health and Epidemiological Surveillance, Directorate of the Armed Forces Health Service, Cotonou, Benin.

Received: August 05, 2025; Published: August 25, 2025

Abstract

According to the latest demographic health survey, the neonatal morbidity rate in Benin was 30 deaths per 1,000 in 2018. The main causes of neonatal death were neonatal infections (48.5%), complications related to low birth weight (32%) and perinatal asphyxia (16%). Since 2018, a new approach supported by UNICEF and the Beninese Ministry of Health has been implemented to provide optimized care to newborns and their mothers. The holistic approach, which aims to ensure quality care during the first 1,000 days of life, was tested in the ZOBOZA district. Mothers and their infants stay in the hospital for 48 hours after birth to ensure that they can return home in good health. The implementation of the “optimization of care” approach is already bearing fruit. In two years, the number of newborn deaths per year fell from nine to two between 2018 and 2020. In the same period, the number of maternal deaths fell from seven to two.

Keywords: Defense and Security Forces (FDS); UNICEF

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Citation

Citation: Kpade Agnes Angelique Houefa. “What’s is the Current Situation About Health Care in the Maternity Facilities of Defense Forces in Benin?". Acta Scientific Women's Health 7.9 (2025): 17-19.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2025 Kpade Agnes Angelique Houefa. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.