The effect of antenatal care on professional assistance at delivery in rural India

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 307-320

  Mishra, Vinod ^a,b   Retherford, Robert D ^b  

^a MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^b EAST WEST CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Reproductive health; Safe motherhood; Skilled assistance at delivery; Women

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILDBEARING; HEALTH POLICY; INFANT MORTALITY; LOGISTICS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 42549120834     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-007-9064-3     Document Type: Article

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