Hospital bed supply and inequality as determinants of maternal mortality in China between 2004 and 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Driven by the government's firm commitment to promoting maternal health, maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in China has achieved a remarkable reduction over the past 25 years. Paralleled with the decline of MMR has been the expansion of hospital bed supply as well as substantial reduction in hospital bed distribution inequalities, which were thought to be significant contributors to the reduction in MMR. However, evidences on the impact of hospital bed supply as well as how its distribution inequality has affected MMR remains scarce in China. Addressing this uncertainty is essential to understand whether efforts made on the expansion of healthcare resource supply as well as on improving its distribution inequality from a geographical perspective has the potential to produce

SUBMITTER: Tian F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7846917 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature