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Health Care Seeking For Maternal And Newborn Illnesses In Low- And Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review Of Observational And Qualitative Studies, Zohra S. Lassi, Philippa Middleton, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Caroline Crowther
Health Care Seeking For Maternal And Newborn Illnesses In Low- And Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review Of Observational And Qualitative Studies, Zohra S. Lassi, Philippa Middleton, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Caroline Crowther
Woman and Child Health
Background: In low- and middle-income countries, a large number of maternal and newborn deaths occur due to delays in health care seeking. These delays occur at three levels i.e. delay in making decision to seek care, delay in access to care, and delay in receiving care. Factors that cause delays are therefore need to be understand to prevent and avoid these delays to improve health and survival of mothers and babies.
Methods: A systematic review of observational and qualitative studies to identify factors and barriers associated with delays in health care seeking.
Results: A total of 159 observational and qualitative …