Good health is a precondition for human productivity and
for the progress. The development of society depends largely on the
quality of the life of its citizens. Health is an significant feature in the
achievement of status, and is also an indicator of social status, mainly
for women, whose physical condition, to a great extent, by social
attitudes and values. These social values and attitudes also influence the
condition and use of preventive and remedial health care, including
maternal care. The health care facilities offered by a community in the
form of medical, particularly maternity services for women, is a
significant indicator of the emphasis that a community places on the
health of its women.