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Investing in Maternal Health : Learning from Malaysia and Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.authorPathmanathan, Indra
dc.contributor.authorLiljestrand, Jerker
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Jo. M.
dc.contributor.authorRajapaksa, Lalini C.
dc.contributor.authorLissner, Craig
dc.contributor.authorde Silva, Amala
dc.contributor.authorSelvaraju, Swarna
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Prabha Joginder
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-01T20:20:39Z
dc.date.available2013-08-01T20:20:39Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractThis study provides the most comprehensive and detailed analysis available on factors behind the decline in maternal mortality in Malaysia and Sri Lanka in the past 50 to 60 years and the magnitude of health system expenditures on maternal health. The main findings are that a modest investment in maternal health services, combined with other poverty reduction measures leads to a fairly rapid decline in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR), defined as the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The strategies of Malaysia and Sri Lanka changed over time, from an initial emphasis on expanding the provision of services, especially in underserved areas, to increasing utilization and, finally, to emphasizing the improvement of quality. Removing financial barriers to maternal care for clients was an important step in both countries. Professional midwives constitute the backbone of maternal care in Malaysia and Sri Lanka. The MMR reduction in developing countries is feasible with modest public expenditures when appropriate policies are adopted, focused wisely, and adapted incrementally in response to environmental conditions and systems capacity.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/8188495/investing-maternal-health-learning-malaysia-sri-lanka
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5362-4
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-5362-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14754
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHealth, Nutrition, and Population;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectMIDWIVES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectSYSTEMS ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectPOOR WOMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectCHILDBIRTH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH SERVICES MATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectMIDWIVES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectSYSTEMS ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectPOOR WOMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectCHILDBIRTH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH SERVICESACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectACCESS TO TREATMENT
dc.subjectANTENATAL CARE
dc.subjectBASIC HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectCHILDBIRTH
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectCOMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE RATE
dc.subjectCULTURAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY HEALTH
dc.subjectFAMILY INCOME
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH MESSAGES
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICIES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEMORRHAGE
dc.subjectHOSPITAL CARE
dc.subjectHOSPITAL SERVICES
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHYPERTENSIVE DISEASE
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectINFECTION
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONALIZATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMANAGERS
dc.subjectMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL COMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectMATERNAL DEATH
dc.subjectMATERNAL DEATHS
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
dc.subjectMATERNITY CARE
dc.subjectMCH
dc.subjectMIDWIFERY
dc.subjectMIDWIFERY PRACTICE
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectNEONATAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectNURSE-MIDWIVES
dc.subjectNURSING
dc.subjectNURSING HOMES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOBSTETRIC CARE
dc.subjectOBSTETRIC EMERGENCIES
dc.subjectOLDER WOMEN
dc.subjectPEER REVIEW
dc.subjectPREGNANCIES
dc.subjectPREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HOSPITALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectQUALITY CONTROL
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE AGE
dc.subjectRURAL HOSPITALS
dc.subjectSAFE MOTHERHOOD
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSEPSIS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectTEEN PREGNANCIES
dc.subjectTOTAL FERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS
dc.subjectTRAINED MIDWIVES
dc.subjectUNSAFE ABORTION
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleInvesting in Maternal Health : Learning from Malaysia and Sri Lankaen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/8188495/investing-maternal-health-learning-malaysia-sri-lanka
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid367761468760748311
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5362-4
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000020439_20070828164038
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum8188495
okr.identifier.report25901
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/08/28/000020439_20070828164038/Rendered/PDF/259010REPLACEM10082135362401PUBLIC1.pdfen
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
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