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. 2026 May 25;23(6):700. doi: 10.3390/ijerph23060700
UN United Nations
MDG Millennium Development Goals
SSA Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP Gross Domestic Product
SDG Sustainable Development Goals
WHO World Health Organization
HDI Human Development Index
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
WDI World Development Indicators
ANC Antenatal care
PNC Postnatal Care
ECDoH Eastern Cape Department of Health
OR T Oliver Reginald Tambo
NHI National Health Insurance
SEH St Elizabeth Hospital
StatsSA Statistics South Africa
NVB Normal Vaginal Birth
C/S Caesarean Section
MPNH Maternal, Perinatal, and Neonatal Health
LM Local municipality