All women should have access to high quality maternity services—but what do we know
about the health care available to and used by women? With a focus on low-income and …

Objectives To (i) summarize the methods undertaken to measure physical accessibility as
the spatial separation between women and health services, and (ii) establish the extent to …

Introduction Antenatal care (ANC) provides a critical opportunity for women and babies to
benefit from good-quality maternal care. Using 10 countries as an illustrative analysis, we …

When Zika made headlines in 2016, images of women cradling babies affected with
microcephaly spread across the media and pulled on heartstrings. But, as this book argues …

Background: obstetric violence can partially be represented by the high number of
interventions and medicalization rates during the birthing process. The objective of the …

Introduction Antenatal care (ANC) has long been considered a critical component of the
continuum of care during pregnancy, with the potential to contribute to the survival and …

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) exists in all of the countries of Europe, despite variation
on the ownership structure of health delivery systems. As countries around the world seek to …

Introduction Globally, the majority of births happen in urban areas. Ensuring that women and
their newborns benefit from a complete package of high-quality care during pregnancy …

Background A novel indicator,'percentage of women of reproductive age who are sexually
active and who have their demands for FP satisfied with modern contraceptive methods …

Objective To evaluate the quality of essential care during normal labour and childbirth in
maternity facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India. Methods Between 26 May and 8 July 2015, we …