Home birth and its associated factors among mothers aged 15–49 years in Somalia: a nationwide population-based cross-sectional study

The Somali government has made efforts to improve maternal health utilization and reduce the associated deaths. However, three-quarters of Somali mothers still undergo home births. To lower home births in Somalia, government and non-governmental organizations should consider scaling institutional births by improving maternal level of education, media accessibility, and household wealth status. Priority emphasis must be given to the maternal knowledge of the benefits of antenatal visits for both herself and her baby.