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Factors Influencing Utilisation of Maternal Healthcare Services:Women's Perception


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This paper analyses the factors affecting for utilisation of maternal healthcare services. Following is the section wise description of the paper. Firstly, the paper looks into socio-economic background of women. Secondly, the paper focuses on usage of maternal healthcare services by women. Thirdly, the paper also traces the factors affecting for usage of maternal healthcare services. Lastly, the paper concludes and suggests by emphasizing the significance of proper utilisation of maternal healthcare services that it leads to better health of mother and their newborn child.

Keywords

Maternal Healthcare, Antenatal Care, Child Immunisation.
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Gyanvati
Department of Social Work, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

Abstract


This paper analyses the factors affecting for utilisation of maternal healthcare services. Following is the section wise description of the paper. Firstly, the paper looks into socio-economic background of women. Secondly, the paper focuses on usage of maternal healthcare services by women. Thirdly, the paper also traces the factors affecting for usage of maternal healthcare services. Lastly, the paper concludes and suggests by emphasizing the significance of proper utilisation of maternal healthcare services that it leads to better health of mother and their newborn child.

Keywords


Maternal Healthcare, Antenatal Care, Child Immunisation.

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