Trends and inequities in use of maternal health care services in Indonesia, 1986−2012
Posted onPre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain and their effects on pregnancy and birth outcomes: A cohort study in West Sumatra, Indonesia
Posted onFactors influencing Indonesian women’s use of maternal health care services
Posted onSigns of eclampsia during singleton deliveries and early neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries from three WHO regions
Posted onExpanding the scope beyond mortality: Burden and missed opportunities in maternal morbidity in Indonesia
Posted onAdvancing an Evidence-Based Approach to Episiotomy
Posted onEpisiotomies have long been a topic of debate among clinicians, researchers and advocates. Over the past two decades, a growing body of literature and increased advocacy efforts have led to a general consensus that episiotomy should not be conducted as a standard practice. Nevertheless, in many parts of the world, the majority of women still undergo episiotomy during childbirth…read more
Maternal care quality in near miss and maternal mortality in an academic public tertiary hospital in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: A retrospective cohort study
Posted onDiabetes in Pregnancy: A Neglected Cause of Maternal Mortality
Posted onDiabetes in pregnancy is on the rise globally, currently affecting roughly 14 million women every year. As with most problems related to pregnancy complications, diabetes in pregnancy is more prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, which account for 88% of cases worldwide. Yet the countries where diabetes in pregnancy is most prevalent are the least likely to offer routine screening and treatment…read more
Increasing the Utilization of Maternity Care: Does Demand-Side Financing Work?
Posted onIn recent years, demand-side financial incentives have been increasingly used in low- and middle-income countries in an effort to address the well-documented economic barriers to maternal health care access and utilization. A recent systematic review examined the evidence on five types of incentives: conditional cash transfers, unconditional cash transfers, short-term cash payments, vouchers for maternity care services and vouchers for merit goods…read more