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To assess global progress in skilled delivery attendance across developing countries between 1990 and 2000 and identify strategies to improve maternal health outcomes.

March 8, 2006Journal of Biosocial Science

Skilled Care at Birth in the Developing World: Progress to Date and Strategies for Expanding Coverage

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ABAnn K. BlancNorth Canyon Medical Center TCTrevor CroftUnited Nations Children's Fund YCYoonjoung ChoiGates Foundation

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Population-based analysis reveals skilled delivery attendance rose from 45% to 54% across developing nations, highlighting critical wealth- and age-based coverage disparities.

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To assess global progress in skilled delivery attendance across developing countries between 1990 and 2000 and identify strategies to improve maternal health outcomes.
Analyzed nationally representative birth data from developing countries to quantify skilled delivery coverage trends from 1990 to 2000 and assess demographic differentials.
The percentage of births attended by a skilled professional increased from 45% in 1990 to 54% in 2000, primarily driven by rising utilization of physicians.
Delivery care utilization was strongly linked to socioeconomic status, with a large proportion of antenatal care recipients failing to deliver with a skilled attendant.
Women aged 35 years and older—the demographic facing the highest risk of maternal mortality—were the least likely to receive professional delivery care.

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Blanc et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9ceeb9f8b9018827736df4 https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021932006001271

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Population-based analysis reveals skilled delivery attendance rose from 45% to 54% across developing nations, highlighting critical wealth- and age-based coverage disparities.

Skilled Care at Birth in the Developing World: Progress to Date and Strategies for Expanding Coverage

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Skilled Care at Birth in the Developing World: Progress to Date and Strategies for Expanding Coverage

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