High-quality obstetric delivery in a health facility reduces maternal and perinatal morbidity
and mortality. This systematic review synthesizes qualitative evidence related to the …

Background Maternal health remains a major public health problem in India, with large inter-
and intra-state inequities in maternal health service use and maternal deaths. The …

Abstract Background In Eritrea, despite high antenatal care (ANC) use, utilization of health
facilities for child birth is still low and with marked variations between urban and rural areas …

This paper studies the health effects of one of the world's largest demand-side financial
incentive programmes—India's Janani Suraksha Yojana. Our difference-in-difference …

Background Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 is focused on reducing maternal
mortality and achieving universal access to reproductive health care. India has made …

Background In Morocco, there is little information on the circumstances surrounding
maternal near misses. This study aimed to determine the incidence, characteristics, and …

Scholars traditionally argued that industrialization, urbanization, and educational expansion
lead to a decline in extended families and complementary rise in nuclear families. Some …

Background Caste plays a significant role in Indian society and it influences women to
health care access in the community. The implementation of the maternal health benefits …

Abstract Background Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) are community health
workers tasked to deliver health prevention in communities and link them with the health …

Informal payments for healthcare are widely acknowledged as undercutting health care
access, but empirical research is somewhat limited. This article is a critical interpretive …