The tyranny of distance: Maternity waiting homes and access to birthing facilities in rural Timor-Leste

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Wild, Kayli
Barclay, Lesley
Kelly, Paul
Martins, Nelson

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World Health Organization (WHO Press)

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Objective To examine the impact of maternity waiting homes on the use of facility-based birthing services for women in two remote districts of Timor-Leste. Methods A before-and-after study design was used to compare the number of facility-based births in

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Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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2037-12-31