Abstract：
OBJECTIVE:To assess maternal and neonatal health services in 49 developing countries. METHODS:The services were rated on a scale of 0 to 100 by 10 - 25 experts in each country. The ratings covered emergency and routine services, including family planning, at health centres and district hospitals, access to these services for both rural and urban women, the likelihood that women would receive particular forms of antenatal and delivery care, and supporting elements of programmes such as policy, resources, monitoring, health promotion and training. FINDINGS:The average rating was only 56, but countries varied widely, especially in access to services in rural areas. Comparatively good ratings were reported for immunization services, aspects of antenatal care and counselling on breast feeding. Ratings were particularly weak for emergency obstetric care in rural areas, safe abortion and HIV counselling. CONCLUSION:Maternal health programme effort in developing countries is seriously deficient, particularly in rural areas. Rural women are disadvantaged in many respects, but especially regarding the treatment of emergency obstetric conditions. Both rural and urban women receive inadequate HIV counselling and testing and have quite limited access to safe abortion. Improving services requires moving beyond policy reform to strengthening implementation of services and to better staff training and health promotion. Increased financing is only part of the solution.
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Bull World Health Organjournal_title
Bulletin of the World Health Organizationauthors
Bulatao RA,Ross JAsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2002-01-01 00:00:00pages
721-7issue
9eissn
0042-9686issn
1564-0604pii
S0042-96862002000900008journal_volume
80pub_type
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journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00
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doi：
更新日期：1959-01-01 00:00:00
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doi：
更新日期：1959-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1967-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1962-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00
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