Increased childbirth at Indian health facilities led to no matching reduction in maternal deaths
Monday, January 18, 2016 - 12:13
in Health & Medicine
To reduce maternal and neo-natal deaths, India launched a cash transfer program in 2005 that provides monetary incentives for women to give birth in health facilities instead of at home. While the program successfully increased the use of health facilities for child birth, it did not reduce maternal deaths as much, especially in poor areas, a new paper reports.