Private sector delivery of care for maternal and newborn health: trends over a decade in the Indian state of Bihar.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We synthesised the current evidence in coverage and quality of delivery care, change in neonatal mortality (NMR), and causes of neonatal death in the private sector deliveries in the Indian state of Bihar from 2011 to 2021.

Methods

Women aged 15-49 years with livebirths were interviewed in three household surveys involving state-representative samples in 2011, 2016 and 2020-2021 designed to document the coverage of maternal and newborn health services and change in NMR over time. Verbal autopsy interviews were used to assign the cause of neonatal death. The coverage of private sector facilities for livebirths in each survey and the percent change over time by 38 districts in the state and select socio-demographic characteristics, along with trends in NMR and cause

SUBMITTER: Kumar GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11776212 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature