Adequacy of public maternal care services in Brazil

Abstract Background In Brazil, hospital childbirth care is available to all, but differences in access and quality of care result in inequalities of maternal health. The objective of this study is to assess the infrastructure and staffing of publicly financed labor and birth care in Brazil and its a...

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Main Authors: Sonia Duarte de Azevedo Bittencourt, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues, Lenice Gnocchi da Costa Reis, Márcia Melo Ramos, Maria do Carmo Leal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:Reproductive Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-016-0229-6