Pregnancy and Plants: Investigating Factors Affecting Herbal Medicine Utilization among Expecting Mothers in North Gonja District

The use of herbal medicine during pregnancy, labour, and postpartum period can affect outcomes of health and care for women of reproductive age. The use of traditional herbal medicines (THM) by pregnant women has increased in most countries in Africa, including Ghana. However, there is limited information on the extent of women's use of either herbal or vitamin supplements during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period, even though knowledge of the potential benefits or harms of many of these products is sparse, particularly concerning their use in pregnancy. Therefore, the prevalence and factors associated with the use of herbal medicine among pregnant women in the North Gonja District in the Northern Region of Ghana were studied.