Authors: Prabhat Jha, , Shaza Fadel, Sue Bondy, Rahim Moineddin
DCP3 Series Editor, Dr. Prabhat Jha, co-authored a paper in PLoS One entitled, "The Effect of Health-Facility Admission and Skilled Birth Attendant Coverage on Maternal Survival in India: A Case-Control Analysis." Researchers found that, in areas of low skilled attendant coverage, maternal mortality is paradoxically higher in women who seek obstetric care. We estimated the effect of health-facility admission on maternal survival, and how this effect varies with skilled attendant coverage across India.
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Montgomery AL, Fadel S, Kumar R, Bondy S, Moineddin R, et al. (2014) The Effect of Health-Facility Admission and Skilled Birth Attendant Coverage on Maternal Survival in India: A Case-Control Analysis. PLoS ONE 9(6): e95696. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095696