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Scientists at University of Aberdeen discuss research in maternal mortality.
According to recent research from Scotland, "Since the earlu 1990s, the Government of Indonesia has addressed high maternal mortality by attempting to ensure skilled attendance at delivery through access to trained village midwifery services in every village. Yet access to skilled services at delivery continues to prove problematic, with low levels of skilled attendance and high mortality."
"Making use of a funding flow analysis and population-based survey in two districts, we investigate to what extent funding allocated for maternal services enables access to skilled services by rich and poor households. The results suggests that, although resources reach remote poor areas, the poor obtain unequal access to skilled delivery services. Because rural midwives must earn a significant fraction of their inccome from private fees this acts to deter women from seeking their help," wrote T. Ensor and colleagues, University of Aberdeen (see also Maternal Mortality).
The researchers concluded: "A new ...
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