Can programmatic inputs improve adolescent mothers' access to maternal care in rural Bangladesh? Nine years of evidence from a cohort study.

This study documented that both 4 + ANC visits and facility delivery rates among adolescent mothers are much higher in the ISA than GSA. Increasing 4 + ANC visits and facility deliveries over the years, particularly in the ISA, coincide with programmatic efforts to improve the quality and availability of maternal and newborn health services. Learning from existing interventions in ISA and applying them to other areas will strengthen Bangladesh's efforts to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes and achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3).