Author’s response to reviews Title: Modeling the relationship between women's perceptions and future intention to use institutional maternity care in the Western Highlands of Guatemala Authors:

1.) You have improved the clarity of terms, but I think the readability could be further improved, particularly in the new sections that were added. For example, there are some uses of parentheses that are not necessary. i.e., on page 7-8, "The Healthy Motherhood Law includes respect for traditional and cultural practices of indigenous populations and reinforces public services should be free and accessible (geographically, culturally)" when you could just say "should be free and culturally and geographically accessible." In another example, some sentences throughout the new sections begin with the general references "this" or "it," and it is not always clear to what those terms are referring.