why maternal mortality continues to be so high in developing countries, and why emergency obstetric services are little … utilized, through research carried out in poor areas in Ghana (Kassena-Nankana district), India (Uttar Pradesh state), and … surveys) and qualitative (focus groups and in-depth interviews) methods. Among the three settings, maternal mortality ratio …

insecurity experiences, this study used a telephone survey conducted in June and July 2020 covering 2,017 mothers of …

times when maternal health is more at risk than in the period surrounding childbirth. Protecting the health of mothers … generations. If either the health of mothers or their newborn offspring is compromised, there will be serious negative … Nations has set as one of its eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the reduction of the maternal mortality ratio (MMR …

This paper applies an innovative method to estimate poverty in India in the absence of recent expenditure data. The …