Improving the readiness and clinical quality of antenatal care - findings from a quasi-experimental evaluation of a performance-based financing scheme in Burkina Faso

• Main Authors: Inke Appel (Author), Julia Lohmann (Author), Manuela De Allegri (Author), Jean-Louis Koulidiati (Author), Serge Somda (Author), Paul Jacob Robyn (Author), Hermann Badolo (Author), Stephan Brenner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background While maternal mortality has declined globally, it remains highest in low-income countries. High-quality antenatal care (ANC) can prevent or decrease pregnancy-related complications for mothers and newborns. The implementation of performance-based financing (PBF) schemes in Sub-S...