Distance to available services for newborns at facilities in Malawi: A secondary analysis of survey and health facility data.
Kimberly PevenCath TaylorEdward PurssellLindsay MallickClara R Burgert-BruckerLouise T DayKerry L M WongChristabel KambalaDebra BickPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Women's choice of nearby facilities and quality facilities is limited. High quality newborn care is sub-optimal despite high coverage of facility birth and some newborn care interventions. While we did not find proximity to more facilities was associated with increased risk of appropriate care, high levels of service readiness was, showing facility birth and improved access to well-prepared facilities are important for improving newborn care.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- affordable care act
- mental health
- public health
- pain management
- gestational age
- primary care
- pregnant women
- long term care
- type diabetes
- skeletal muscle
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- electronic health record
- climate change
- low birth weight
- machine learning
- big data
- social media
- decision making
- preterm birth