Maternal Health Services

Sohinee Bhattacharya; Jacqueline S. Bell

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00268-X

Maternal Health Services

Sohinee Bhattacharya^*, Jacqueline S. Bell

^*Corresponding author for this work

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This article describes the objectives, scope, and organization of maternity services during the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods in developing and developed countries. It also discusses the epidemiology and sociodemographic determinants of maternal mortality and morbidity and reviews some relevant issues such as utilization and financing of maternity services. Finally, it discusses some of the challenges of providing comprehensive maternity services and the implications for health policy.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of Public Health
Editors	Stella R. Quah
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	543-552
Number of pages	10
Edition	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128037089
ISBN (Print)	9780128036785
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00268-X
Publication status	Published - 6 Oct 2016

Keywords

Antenatal
Health services
Intrapartum
Maternal mortality
Maternity
Perinatal mortality
Postnatal

UN SDGs

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