The tyranny of distance: maternity waiting homes and access to birthing facilities in rural Timor-Leste

Kayli Wild, Lesley Barclay, Paul Kelly, Nelson Martins

Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2011 · 72 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

The maternity waiting homes in Timor-Leste did not improve access to facility-based delivery for women in remote areas. The methods for distance analysis presented in this paper provide a framework that could be used by other countries seeking to evaluate maternity waiting homes.

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