Access to and utilisation of professional child delivery services in Uganda and Bangladesh - Bangladesh Country Report.

Investigation into the factors affecting women's choice and ability to use professional delivery attendance

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2005
Country:
Bangladesh
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Rahman, S., Parkhurst, J.

Abstract

The high maternal mortality rate in Bangladesh, and low use of skilled attendance prompted this investigation into the factors affecting women’s choice and ability to use professional delivery attendance, in particular delivery in a health facility. In Bangladesh deliveries are meant to be conducted at the Family Welfare Center, at the Union Level. Yet as this study found, very few deliveries were conducted there. A majority of facility deliveries are conducted at the Upazila (sub-district) and District level instead.

Citation

Health Systems Development Programme working paper 07/05, 39 pp.

Access to and utilisation of professional child delivery services in Uganda and Bangladesh - Bangladesh Country Report.

Published 1 January 2005
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