Abstract
Maternal mortality continued to be the major cause of death among women of reproductive age in many countries and remained a serious public health issue especially in developing countries including Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to examine Maternal Mortality and Pregnancy Healthcare Services among Women attending Antenatal in the Federal Medical Centre Lokoja Kogi State Nigeria. The research design of this study was descriptive and non-experimental design which allowed researcher gathered information, summarized, presented, and interpreted for the purpose of clarification. A total of three thousand and forty six (3,046) pregnant women were admitted into maternity complex of Federal Medical Centre Lokoja, Kogi State between 2019- 2021. Data was analyzed using frequency table and percentage. The finding showed that, significant positive relationship between maternal mortality and women’s healthcare education services during antenatal in the study areas, inverse significant relationship existed between maternal mortality and the age of pregnant women in the study areas and inverse significant relationship existed between maternal mortality and women’s socio-economic status. It was recommended that, effective health education to pregnant women, subsidy of health care services for pregnant women or free maternal health care scheme, teaching on Family planning/contraceptives to avoid unwanted pregnancy, information on warning signs of postpartum problem etc The government and policy makers are advised to take the essence of maternal mortality very serious since it served as the panacea for a reduced mortality coupled with the morbidity of pregnant women in the place under study.