TY  - JOUR
T1  - Indicators of Maternal Health Care Services: Bangladesh Context
AU - Sarkar, Prosannajid 
JO  - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
SP  - 168
EP  - 174
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1683-8831
DO  - pjssci.2009.168.174
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjssci.2009.168.174
KW  - Maternal health
KW  -antenatal care
KW  -delivery care
KW  -partnership ratio
KW  -indicator
KW  -Bangladesh
AB  - Maternal health related complication is one of the most prime women’s health problems of the world’s public health and its consequences are still the leading causes of death, disease and disability among women of reproductive age in developing countries. It is more serious in the case of developing countries like Bangladesh. This unacceptably low status of maternal health directly contributes to the high perinatal (newborn) mortality rate in the country. The high rate of maternal mortality continues to be a challenge for the Bangladesh. In order to improve utilization of antenatal care services, efforts to relieve poverty and empower women economically are needed. Any programs must take into consideration the specific socio-cultural context of the population.
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