Increased utilization of primary health care centers for birthing care in Tamil Nadu, India: A visible impact of policies, initiatives, and innovations

Background: Tamil Nadu has been showing an increasing trend in institutional deliveries since early 1990′s and has now achieved near 100%. Among the institutional deliveries, a change was observed since 2006, wherein primary health centers (PHCs) showed a four-fold increase in deliveries, while othe...

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Main Authors: Jayanthi Pandian, Saradha Suresh, B R Desikachari, P Padmanaban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2013;volume=2;issue=4;spage=329;epage=333;aulast=Pandian