| DRC | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| MICS | Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey |
| UCDP | Uppsala Conflict Data Program |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| MCH | Maternal and child health |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| UN | The United Nations |
| LMICs | Low- and middle-income countries |
| MMR | Maternal mortality ratio |
| ANC | Antenatal care |
| PNC | Post-natal care |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| GED | Georeferenced Event Dataset |
| BRDs | Battled related deaths |
| EIB | Early initiation breastfeeding |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| ORs | Odds ratios |
| CI | Confidence intervals |
| SD | Standard deviation |