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The "Blessing" of Pregnancy? Barriers to accessing adequate maternal care in Poland: A mixed-method study among women, healthcare providers, and decision-makers.

Midwifery

January 2023

Department of Health Services Research, School for Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands; Top Institute Evidence-based Education Research (TIER), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands. Electronic address:

Objective: All women should have access to adequate and respectful maternal care to maximise health outcomes. In Poland, there is a mismatch between good maternal health indicators and poor care experiences. This study examined stakeholder views on access to adequate maternal care in Poland in terms of availability, appropriateness, affordability, approachability, and acceptability.

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Barriers to accessing adequate maternal care in Latvia: A mixed-method study among women, providers and decision-makers.

Health Policy

January 2019

Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI, Maastricht University, Medical Center, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Duboisdomein 30, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht, 6200 MD, the Netherlands; Top Institute Evidence-Based Education Research (TIER), Maastricht University, Kapoenstraat 2, 6211 KH, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Electronic address:

Introduction: Latvia has a high maternal mortality ratio compared to other European countries, as well as major inequities in accessing adequate maternal care. Adequacy refers to the extent to which services are safe, effective, timely, efficient, equitable and people-centred. This study aims to explore stakeholder views on access to adequate maternal care in Latvia and the extent to which there was consensus.

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