Understanding the roles of community health workers in improving perinatal health equity in rural Uttar Pradesh, India: a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Andrea K. Blanchard (Author), Shahnaz Ansari (Author), Rajni Rajput (Author), Tim Colbourn (Author), Tanja A. J. Houweling (Author), Shajy Isac (Author), John Anthony (Author), Audrey Prost (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Despite substantial reductions in perinatal deaths (stillbirths and early neonatal deaths), India's perinatal mortality rates remain high, both nationally and in individual states. Rates are highest among disadvantaged socio-economic groups. To address this, India's Nat...