This paper comments on the provision of birthing services in Sichuan and Shanxi Provinces in China within a policy context. The goal was to understand possible unintended and harmful health outcomes for women in the light of international evidence, to better inform practice and policy development. Data were collected from October 2005 to April 2007 in 25 hospitals across 13 counties and one city. Normal and caesarean birth records were audited, observations made of facilities and interviews conducted with officials, administrators, health workers, women who delivered in hospital facilities and women who delivered at home. We argue that in the context of a neo-liberal health economy with poorly developed government regulatory policies, those...
Objectives To describe the use of maternity care in rural China by the legal status of the pregnancy...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of institutional and policy interventions on ...
To report on the design and basic outcomes of three interventions aimed at improving the use and qua...
This paper addresses the important issue of the effect of China's one-child policy on prenatal and o...
BACKGROUND: China's success in improving the quality of and access to obstetric care in hospitals of...
To review the current knowledge on the prevalence, reasons, and consequences of cesarean sections in...
Using secondary data analysis, this paper examines the societal impact of mainland Chinese expectant...
Abstract Background In 2010, China’s cesarean delivery (CD) rates increased to one of the highest in...
Xing Lin Feng,1 Ying Wang,1 Lin An,2 Carine Ronsmans3 1Department of Health Policy and Administratio...
This study investigated the reasons for continued high rates of home births in rural Shanxi Province...
Background China's success in improving the quality of and access to obstetric care in hospital...
This article analyzes the content of maternal and child health policies issued between 1980 and 2000...
Abstract Background We aimed to appraise the impact of the changing national childbirth policy since...
Abstract Background Despite extensive research concer...
China is one of the few countries in the world that has developed a separate maternity insurance sch...
Objectives To describe the use of maternity care in rural China by the legal status of the pregnancy...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of institutional and policy interventions on ...
To report on the design and basic outcomes of three interventions aimed at improving the use and qua...
This paper addresses the important issue of the effect of China's one-child policy on prenatal and o...
BACKGROUND: China's success in improving the quality of and access to obstetric care in hospitals of...
To review the current knowledge on the prevalence, reasons, and consequences of cesarean sections in...
Using secondary data analysis, this paper examines the societal impact of mainland Chinese expectant...
Abstract Background In 2010, China’s cesarean delivery (CD) rates increased to one of the highest in...
Xing Lin Feng,1 Ying Wang,1 Lin An,2 Carine Ronsmans3 1Department of Health Policy and Administratio...
This study investigated the reasons for continued high rates of home births in rural Shanxi Province...
Background China's success in improving the quality of and access to obstetric care in hospital...
This article analyzes the content of maternal and child health policies issued between 1980 and 2000...
Abstract Background We aimed to appraise the impact of the changing national childbirth policy since...
Abstract Background Despite extensive research concer...
China is one of the few countries in the world that has developed a separate maternity insurance sch...
Objectives To describe the use of maternity care in rural China by the legal status of the pregnancy...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of institutional and policy interventions on ...
To report on the design and basic outcomes of three interventions aimed at improving the use and qua...