Hospital Live Delivery Captured Maternal Death Table 1. Shows the record of women participation in obstetric health services in Kano State 2005-2010 Year Antenatal Attendance Hospital Live Delivery Captured Maternal Death MMR Urban f % Rural f % 2005 218,823 (15.7) 114,200 (12.5) 284,122 (22.6) 97,480 (18.4) 300 (20.6) 318 (19.7) 1600 2006 212,321 (15.2) 159,919 (17.5) 162,301 (12.9) 99,511 (18.7) 240 (16.6) 213 (13.2) 1768 2007 270,201 (19.3) 112,211 (12.3) 242,192 (19.3) 70,580 (13.2) 230 (15.9) 282 (17.5) 1637 2008 200,000 (14.3) 142,000 (15.6) 184,304 (14.7) 98,412 (18.6) 168 (11.6) 307 (19.0) 1645 2009 212,230 (15.2) 177,220 (19.4) 185,304 (14.8) 73,114 (13.6) 200 (13.8) 192 (11.9) 1517 2010 284,521 (20.4) 207,081 (22.7) 298,304 (16.5.0) 91,310 (17.5) 312 (21.5) 300 (18.6) 1586 Total 1,398,096 (100.0) 912,631(100.0) 1,256,525 (100.0) 630,407 (100.0) 1450 (100.0) 1612 (100.0) 9,753/6yr 1625 Source: Computed from hospital data collected at the facility level (2011) Key: f = Frequency. YAR’ZEVER S. Ibrahim et al. Temporal Analysis of Maternal Mortality in Kano State, Northern Nigeria: A Six-Year Review. American Journal of Public Health Research, 2014, Vol. 2, No. 2, 62-67. doi:10.12691/ajphr-2-2-5 © The Author(s) 2014. Published by Science and Education Publishing.