Title: Did the strategy of skilled attendance at birth reach the poor in Indonesia?

Authors: Hatt, Laurel

Place: Geneva

Publisher: World health organization (WHO)

Year: 2007

Journal: Bulletin of the World health organization

Volume: vol. 85, no. 10

PAGE: 774--783

Subject: Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Keywords: midwives, health personnel, indonesia

Abstract: This article assesses whether the strategy of 'a midwife in every village' in Indonesia achieved its aim of increasing professional delivery care for the poorest women. The article examines trends in the percentage of births attended by a health professional and deliveries via caesarean section.

URL: http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-033472.pdf

Document type: E-article