Background Public health emergencies of international concern (PHEICs) as the COVID-19
pandemic and others that have occurred since the early 2000s put enormous pressure on …

Doctor strikes cause major disruption for hospitals and patients. Past attempts to estimate
impacts on patients suffer from selection issues due to changing patient composition during …

Despite demand-stimulation efforts, coverage rates of many essential health services remain
low in developing countries, suggesting that there may be binding supply constraints, such …

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality in Kenya. The aim
of this study was to measure quality and timeliness of care for PPH in a sample of deliveries …

Hospital strikes in the Portuguese National Health Service (NHS) are becoming increasingly
frequent. This paper analyses the effect of different health professionals' strikes (physicians …

Abstract Despite recent progress, about 295,000 women in the World still die each year from
pregnancy-related causes, and about 4.1 million children die before reaching the age of …

Can maternal health-seeking behavior change with subsequent births? We find a 5
percentage point decline in the likelihood of a mother delivering her later born in an …

Hospital strikes in the Portuguese National Health Service (NHS) are becoming increasingly
frequent. This paper analyses the effect of different health professionals' strikes (physicians …

El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo determinar la relación entre la calidad en el servicio
del programa de tamizaje neonatal universal y la percepción materna del bienestar del niño …

Access to healthcare services is fundamental to health and well-being, yet approximately
half of the world's population is unable to access healthcare services in times of need, which …