Regional Disparities, Economic Development, and Neonatal Mortality and Hospital Delivery in China.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A negative association between neonatal mortality and hospital delivery has been found in some low- and lower-middle-income countries but not in rural settings characterized by poor quality of maternal and child health care.

Objective

To examine the association between neonatal mortality and hospital delivery in China across urban and rural regions, regional disparities, and varying levels of economic development.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used county-level data from 2008 to 2020 from the National Maternal & Child Health Statistics across mainland China. Statistical analysis was conducted from March to December 2023.

Exposures

Since 2008, China has strategically leveraged hospital deliveries with national subsi

SUBMITTER: Fang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11541646 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature