Session 88: Inequalities in access to maternal health services

Friday, December 14 10:45 AM - 12:45 PM Mbayuwayu Ngorongoro Wing. 7th Floor

Chair: Monica A. Magadi, City University London
Discussant: Zoe Matthews, University of Southampton

1.	Postpartum care in sub-Saharan Africa: insufficient and unequal  •  Alfredo L. Fort, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH); Monica Kothari, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH); Noureddine Abderrahim, Macro International Inc.

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What does access to maternal care mean among the urban poor? Factors associated with use of appropriate maternal health services in the slum settlements of Nairobi, Kenya  •  Jean-Christophe Fotso, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC); Alex C. Ezeh, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC); Nyovani Madise, University of Southampton; Abdhalah K Ziraba, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC); Reuben Ogollah, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

3.	Few comprehensive services, unequal access: Capacities to deal with obstructed labor in 5 African countries  •  Kiersten Johnson, Macro International Inc.

4.	Achieving MDG 5 in resource-poor settings: results from the skilled care initiative  •  Tuntufye Mwakajonga, Family Care International; Angela Mutunga, Family Care International; Ellen Brazier, Family Care International

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