Auxiliary midwives in hard to reach rural areas of Myanmar: filling MCH gaps.

Background: Auxiliary Midwives (AMWs) are community health volunteers supporting the work of midwives, especially maternal and child health services in hard to-reach areas in Myanmar. This paper assessed the contributions of AMW to maternal and child health services, factors influencing their productivity and their willingness to serve the community.

Method: The study applied quantitative cross-sectional survey using census method.