BACKGROUND The use of maternal health care is limited in India despite several programmatic efforts for its improvement since the late 1980's. The use of maternal health care is typically patterned on socioeconomic and cultural contours. However, there is no clear perspective about how socioeconomic differences over time have contributed towards the use of maternal health care in India. METHO...

Every day, nearly 800 women die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. A great many of these deaths are preventable; however, there is no single, straightforward solution. Because identifi cation of every woman who will have a life-threatening complication during pregnancy or childbirth is impossible, saving of women's lives during pregnancy and childbirth needs a systems approach with...

background: patient and parent satisfaction is a significant indicator for the evaluation of quality of care in healthcare systems. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of sociodemographic characteristics on the satisfaction of the parents of newborns admitted in neonatal intensive care units (nicus) in maternity and infant disease hospitals. methods: this descriptive study was conducted on ...

Despite a five decade old Family Welfare programme, India still continues to contribute almost a quarter of the global estimates of maternal morbidity and mortality. Quality aspects in maternal health care have long been ignored in the Indian public health system. It is only with the launch of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) that quality of care has been accorded due recognition at the...

BACKGROUND Maternal health care provision remains a major challenge in developing countries. There is agreement that the provision of quality clinical services is essential if high rates of maternal death are to be reduced. However, despite efforts to improve access to these services, a high number of women in Tanzania do not access them. The aim of this study is to explore women's views about ...

introduction: breast milk is a complete food for growing children until 6 months of age, and mothers, as the most important child health care, play a decisive role in their growth. so promoting  their attitude toward the benefits of breastfeeding ensures guarantee child health in the future. this study aimed to assess maternal knowledge and attitude of mashhad toward exclusive breast milk feedi...

"Social autopsy" refers to an interview process aimed at identifying social, behavioral, and health systems contributors to maternal and child deaths. It is often combined with a verbal autopsy interview to establish the biological cause of death. Two complementary purposes of social autopsy include providing population-level data to health care programmers and policymakers to utilize in develo...

BACKGROUND Malawi is among the 5 sub-Saharan African countries presenting with very high maternal mortality rates, which remain a challenge. This study aims to examine the impact of wealth inequality and area of residence (urban vs rural) and education on selected indicators of maternal healthcare services (MHS) usage in Malawi. METHODS This study was based on data from the 5th round of Multi...

OBJECTIVE To compile available information - both hospital and community based--on the maternal mortality ratios (MMRs) and the causes of maternal deaths in Pakistan METHODS Data was collected from articles published in Medical Journals, in Proceedings of Conferences and of Workshops as well as from Newsletters of the National Committee for Maternal Health (NCMH). The data was then tabulated ...