Availability and quality of emergency obstetric care in Shanxi Province, China

Abstract

Basic EmOC facilities are not adequate and township hospitals should be upgraded to provide birthing services. The quality of EmOC is poor and needs improvement.

Availability and Quality of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care in Bangladesh

“…57 In this study, the use of anticonvulsants was higher than other countries in the region. In Maharashtra State, India, a study found that 61% of public health facilities had no stock of magnesium sulfate for management of eclampsia and preeclampsia.…”

Barriers to increasing hospital birth rates in rural Shanxi Province, China

“…27 There was at least one county hospital in each county which could provide comprehensive emergency obstetric care; however, the obstetric practice was poor and not evidence-based. 28 In the nine counties, few township hospitals (0-7) could provide basic delivery services locally.…”

“…Some of these results have been published elsewhere. [27][28][29] The findings reported here drew on the same sampling base with all available women who were residents of the prefectures and had had a home birth within the previous six months and could be contacted through the MCH worker and invited to participate. We managed to interview all the eligible women (n=30) in five of the counties studied.…”

Socioeconomic inequalities in hospital births in China between 1988 and 2008

“…Women in remote areas travel long distances to reach a hospital, but smaller township hospitals in these areas may be poorly equipped for deliveries. 30,31 The absence of caesarean section and blood transfusion in some of these hospitals may deter women from delivering there. 30 Some evidence also suggests that women in the most remote counties, particularly those from ethnic minorities, are reluctant to deliver in hospital because of the discomfort and embarrassment associated with modern birthing practices.…”

“…30,31 The absence of caesarean section and blood transfusion in some of these hospitals may deter women from delivering there. 30 Some evidence also suggests that women in the most remote counties, particularly those from ethnic minorities, are reluctant to deliver in hospital because of the discomfort and embarrassment associated with modern birthing practices. [31][32][33] According to many studies, inability to pay is one of the main obstacles to the uptake of maternity care in China, especially among poor rural households.…”