Description of inter-institutional referrals after admission for labor and delivery: a prospective population based cohort study in rural Maharashtra, India

• Main Authors: Archana B. Patel (Author), Amber Abhijeet Prakash (Author), Camille Raynes-Greenow (Author), Yamini V. Pusdekar (Author), Patricia L. Hibberd (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In 2008, the Indian government introduced financial assistance to encourage health facility deliveries. Facility births have increased, but maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality have not decreased raising questions about the quality of care provided in facilities and acce...