Evidence suggests that demand-side barriers may be as important as supply factors in
deterring patients from obtaining treatment. Yet relatively little attention is given, either by …

Background The burden of maternal mortality in resource limited countries is still huge
despite being at the top of the global public health agenda for over the last 20 years. We …

OBJECTIVE: Progress towards the Millennium Development Goals for maternal health has
been slow, and accelerated progress in scaling up professional delivery care is needed …

Coverage of cost-effective maternal health services remains poor due to insufficient supply
and inadequate demand for these services among the poorest groups. Households pay too …

BACKGROUND: Delays in receiving effective care during labor and at birth may be fatal for
the mother and fetus, contributing to 2 million annual intrapartum stillbirths and intrapartum …

Background Although a number of antenatal and intrapartum interventions have shown
some evidence of impact on stillbirth incidence, much confusion surrounds ideal strategies …

Background Universal health access will not be achieved unless women are cared for in
their own communities and are empowered to take decisions about their own health in a …

Delay in accessing emergency obstetric-care facilities during life-threatening obstetric
complications is a significant determinant of high maternal mortality in developing countries …

Background The functional referral system is important in backing-up antenatal, labour and
delivery, and postnatal services in the primary level of care facilities. The aim of this study …

1.1 Background Adolescent1 pregnancy is commonplace in many countries. An estimated
14 million women aged 15–19 years gave birth each year in 1995–2000, with 12.8 million …