The present paper provides new evidence that hospital delivery can significantly lower child mortality risks … local health facilities (both traditional and modern) before and after the completion of the 'Women's Health Project' in … 2005 (that enhanced emergency obstetric care in women friendly environment) to identify the causal effect of hospital …

Background: Maternal and neonatal mortality is high in South Asia. Recent studies have identifed factors such as … adolescent female fertility, healthcare spending is reducing maternal and neonatal mortality. The objective of this study is to … examine the efect of adolescent female fertility and healthcare spending on maternal and neonatal mortality in South Asian …