Questioning the indicators of need for obstetric care
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Authors
Ronsmans, Carine; Campbell, Oona Meave Renee; McDermott, Jeanne & Koblinsky, Marge
Issue Date
2002
Type
Journal / periodical articles
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Keywords
Research Article;Maternal mortality;Obstetric care;Health care surveys; Maternal health services/statistics; Health services needs and demand/statistics
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Abstract
Description
The difficulties in measuring maternal mortality have led to a shift in emphasis from indicators of health to indicators of use of
health care services. Furthermore, the recognition that some women need specialist obstetric care to prevent maternal death has led to
the search for indicators measuring the met need for obstetric care. Although intuitively appealing, the conceptualization and definition
of the need for obstetric care is far from straightforward, and there is relatively little experience so far in the use and interpretation of
indicators of service use or need for obstetric care. In this paper we review indicators of service use and need for obstetric care, and
briefly discuss data collection issues.
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Publisher
WHO