Background Globally, 11% of babies are born preterm each year. Preterm birth (PTB) is a
leading cause of neonatal death and under-five mortality and morbidity, with lifelong …

Background Geographic barriers to healthcare are associated with adverse maternal health
outcomes. Modelling travel times using georeferenced data is becoming common in …

Travel time estimation accounting for on-the-ground realities between the location where a
need for emergency obstetric care (EmOC) arises and the health facility capable of providing …

Measuring rates of coverage and spatial access to healthcare services is essential to inform
policies for development. These rates tend to reflect the urban-rural divide, typically with …

Introduction Prompt access to emergency obstetrical care (EmOC) reduces the risk of
maternal mortality. We assessed institutional maternal mortality by distance and travel time …

Background Better accessibility for emergency obstetric care facilities can substantially
reduce maternal and perinatal deaths. However, pregnant women and girls living in urban …

Objective To explore perspectives of public sector technocrats on the role of and
considerations needed for implementing an innovative dashboard that leverages …

Maternal and perinatal mortality remain huge challenges globally, particularly in low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs) where> 98% of these deaths occur. Emergency obstetric …

Previous efforts to estimate the travel time to comprehensive emergency obstetric care
(CEmOC) in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have either been based on spatial …

Most accessibility studies focus on within transport mode travel performance variations.
However, modal accessibility disparity analysis adds value to the single-mode analysis by …