The coverage of maternity care: a critical review of available information.

摘要: This review is an attempt to bring together all readily available information on indicators of the availability trained personnel for attending pregnancy and childbirth. Emphasis placed obtaining data those mainly developing countries which such not published in international (WHO or UN) publications. A number criteria were used deciding whether include a given piece base from tabulations presented are derived. These date (as 1970) reliability estimate size sample geographic coverage (countries with 100000 population). The estimated proportion births each region world attended by calculated government sources whenever possible. When aggregating country estimates give regional %s weighed taking place 1983. tables included show source (official figure survey result) area covered year refers % assisted attendant institution women receiving postnatal care. Estimates derived that only 55% personnel. Even fewer take institution. In highest was East Asia uniformly high levels countries. Some worlds lowest rates be found South Asia. Urban-rural differences particularly marked 5-fold differentials common. Among entire subregions it Africa seem have low coverage. as sharp most usually order double. Coverage Latin America richer states Temperate America. still marked. As prenatal care very little its what there dubious quality. significant cases especially rural areas exceeded skilled intrapartum It concluded reduce unacceptably maternal perinatal mortality morbidity occurring many parts today improvement quality maternity imperative. Health providers 2-fold task: provide universal appropriate clinical point view ensure sociocultural setting they operating.