Utilisation, contents and costs of prenatal care under a rural health insurance (New Co-operative Medical System) in rural China: lessons from implementation

• Main Authors: Tang Xiaojun (Author), Hemminki Elina (Author), Zhang Tuohong (Author), Long Qian (Author), Huang Kun (Author), Xiao Shengbin (Author), Tolhurst Rachel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In China, the New Co-operative Medical System (NCMS), a rural health insurance system, has expanded nationwide since 2003. This study aims to describe prenatal care use, content and costs of care in one county where prenatal care is...