Where do poor women in developing countries give birth? A multi-country analysis of demographic and health survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2008, over 300,000 women died during pregnancy or childbirth, mostly in poor countries. While there are proven interventions to make childbirth safer, there is uncertainty about the best way to deliver these at large scale. In particular, there is currently a debate about whether maternal deaths are more likely to be prevented by delivering effective interventions through scaled up facilities or via community-based services. To inform this debate, we examined delivery location and attendance and the reasons women report for giving birth at home.

Methodology/principal findings

We conducted a secondary analysis of maternal delivery data from Demographic and Health Surveys in 48 developing countries from 2003 to the present. We stratified reported delivery locatio

SUBMITTER: Montagu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3046115 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature