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Effects Of Free Maternity Service Policy In Kenya: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis, Evaline Lang'at, L. Mwanri, Marleen Temmerman
Effects Of Free Maternity Service Policy In Kenya: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis, Evaline Lang'at, L. Mwanri, Marleen Temmerman
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa
Background: In Kenya, more than 6000 maternal deaths, and 35000 stillbirths occur each year. In June, 2013, the Government of Kenya abolished user fees for maternity care in all public health facilities under the Free Maternity Service (FMS) policy, to make maternity services accessible and affordable, and to reduce maternal and perinatal deaths. This study aims to establish whether the FMS policy has influenced use of, access to, and quality of maternity care in Kenya.
Methods: We did an observational retrospective study in three counties in Kenya. We used daily maternity registers in 90 public health facilities to extract monthly …