Maternity waiting home as a potential intervention for reducing the maternal mortality ratio in El Salvador: an observational case study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

El Salvador is recognized as a country that has effectively reduced its Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR). While health indicators, such as total fertility rate, adolescent fertility rate, skilled birth attendance, and health expenditures, have improved in El Salvador, this improvement was unremarkable compared to advancements in other developing countries. How El Salvador could achieve an outstanding decrease in MMR despite unexceptional improvements in health and non-health indicators is a question that deserves deep research. We used quantitative methods and an observational case study to show that El Salvador could reduce its MMR more than expected by instituting health policies that not only aimed to reduce the (adolescent) fertility rate, but also provide safe birthin

SUBMITTER: Yoon HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8690890 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature