INTRODUCTION In spite of the countless initiatives of the Ghana government to improve the quality of maternal healthcare, Upper West Region still records poor childbirth outcomes. This study, therefore, explored women's perception of the quality of maternal healthcare they receive in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region of Ghana. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a qualitative cross-sectional study of 62 women who accessed maternal healthcare in the Wa Municipality of Ghana. We analysed the transcripts using the analytic inductive technique. An inter-coding technique (testing for inter-coding agreement) was employed. The iterative coding process resulted in a coding scheme with four main themes. We used peer-debriefing technique in ensuring credibility and trustworthiness. RESULTS Logistics and equipment; referral service; empathic service delivery; inadequacy of care providers; affordability of service; satisfaction with services received; as well as experience and service delivery were the parameters used by the women in assessing quality maternity care. A number of gaps were reported in the healthcare system including limited healthcare providers, limited beds and inefficient referral system. Conversely, some of them reported that some healthcare providers offered empathetic healthcare. Contrary views were expressed with respect to satisfaction with maternity care. CONCLUSION Government and all stakeholders seeking to enhance quality of maternal health and accelerate the attainment of the third Sustainable Development Goal need to reconsider the financing of service delivery at health institutions. Indeed, our findings have illustrated that routine workshops on empathetic healthcare are required in efforts to increase the rate of facility-based childbirth, and thereby subside maternal mortality and all adverse pregnancy outcomes.

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优质的孕产妇保健是否全都与成功分娩有关？加纳瓦自治市的母亲们的看法。

简介 尽管加纳政府采取了无数举措来提高孕产妇保健质量，但上西部地区的分娩结果仍然不佳。因此，本研究探讨了加纳上西部地区佤族市妇女对她们接受的孕产妇保健质量的看法。材料与方法 这是一项对加纳瓦市接受孕产妇保健的 62 名妇女进行的定性横断面研究。我们使用分析归纳技术分析了转录本。采用了一种编码间技术（编码间一致性测试）。迭代编码过程产生了具有四个主要主题的编码方案。我们使用同行汇报技术来确保可信度和可信度。结果 物流和设备；转介服务；移情服务交付；护理人员不足；服务的可负担性；对收到的服务感到满意；以及经验和服务提供是妇女在评估产妇护理质量时使用的参数。据报道，医疗保健系统存在许多差距，包括医疗保健提供者有限、床位有限和转诊系统效率低下。相反，他们中的一些人报告说，一些医疗保健提供者提供了善解人意的医疗保健。对产妇护理的满意度表达了相反的观点。结论 寻求提高孕产妇健康质量和加速实现第三个可持续发展目标的政府和所有利益相关者需要重新考虑为卫生机构提供服务的筹资问题。的确，