INFLUENCE OF TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS ON FACILITY-BASED DELIVERY AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN IKOT EKPENE, AKWA IBOM STATE. CHAPTER ONE ABSTRACT Background: Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) continue to play a significant and deeply embedded role in the maternity care landscape of southern Nigeria, including Akwa Ibom State. In Ikot Ekpene and its environs characterised by a […]