This study investigates the impact of public health financing on maternal health outcomes in India, analyzing data from 15 states from 2015 to 2020. It examines the relationship between the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) and key indicators of public health financing on maternal healthcare, such as percentage of institutional births, antenatal care visits (at least four), and postnatal care within two days of delivery. The data was collected from the National Health Profile and the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) report. Employing corre-lation analysis and panel data analysis using the Panel Least Squares method, Breusch-Pagan test, Hausman test, and a Fixed Effects model in E-Views, the study aims to estimate the effect of these financing-related indicators on MMR. The correlation analysis showed that during the time period 2015 to 2020, there was a strong negative correlation between MMR and all the independent variables taken for the study. The panel data analysis shows that there is a significant relationship between the dependent and independent variables, and the fixed effect model is more appropriate for the analysis of such models. The secondary data analysis also shows the improvement of maternal health over time in India, as MMR has decreased over the years. The highest MMR is found in Assam and the lowest in Kerala during the study period. The findings will provide insights into the association between public health financing and improvements in maternal health outcomes across diverse Indian states over time.
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