Barriers to accessing adequate maternal care in Latvia: A mixed-method study among women, providers and decision-makers

Elina Miteniece, Milena Pavlova, Bernd Rechel, Dace Rezeberga, Liubovė Murauskienė and Wim Groot

Health Policy, 2019, vol. 123, issue 1, 87-95

Abstract: Latvia has a high maternal mortality ratio compared to other European countries, as well as major inequities in accessing adequate maternal care. Adequacy refers to the extent to which services are safe, effective, timely, efficient, equitable and people-centred. This study aims to explore stakeholder views on access to adequate maternal care in Latvia and the extent to which there was consensus.

Keywords: Latvia; Central and Eastern Europe; Maternal care; Access; Pregnancy; Quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.10.012

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