ArticleBulletin of the World Health Organization2021
Assessing the continuum of care for maternal health in Mexico, 1994-2018.
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- Continuum of maternal healthcare services utilization and its associated factors in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- Fragmented healthcare and effective maternal coverage in Mexico, 2009-2023.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic inequalities in the continuum of care for maternal health in an upper-middle-income country: the case of Mexico.Cadernos de saude publica · 2026Article
- Factors influencing pregnant women's use of antenatal and emergency care services covered by social security: findings from the maternal eCohort in Mexico.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Observational
- Leaving no one behind: the impact of disability and socioeconomic status on maternal continuum of care.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Inequities in the continuum of maternal care in Mexico: trends before and after COVID-19.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Ethnic and racial discrimination in maternal health care in Mexico: a neglected challenge in the search for universal health coverage.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Evaluating equity across the continuum of care for maternal health services: analysis of national health surveys from 25 sub-Saharan African countries.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of eight or more antenatal contacts on health facility delivery and early postnatal care in low- and middle-income countries: a propensity score matching.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Continuum of care for maternal, newborn, and child health in 17 sub-Saharan African countries.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- [Factors associated with a lack of postnatal care].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2022Article
- Geographical variation and predictors of zero utilization for a standard maternal continuum of care among women in Ethiopia: a spatial and geographically weighted regression analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe the temporal and geographical patterns of the continuum of maternal health care in Mexico, as well as the sociodemographic characteristics that affect the likelihood of receiving this care.
methodsWe conducted a pooled cross-sectional analysis using the 1997, 2009, 2014 and 2018 waves of the National Survey of Demographic Dynamics, collating sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of 93 745 women aged 12-54 years at last delivery. We defined eight variables along the antenatal-postnatal continuum, both independently and conditionally. We used a pooled fixed-effects multivariable logistic model to determine the likelihood of receiving the continuum of care for various properties. We also mapped the quintiles of adjusted state-level absolute change in continuum of care coverage during 1994-2018.
findingsWe observed large absolute increases in the proportion of women receiving timely antenatal and postnatal care (from 48.9% to 88.2% and from 39.1% to 68.7%, respectively). In our conditional analysis, we found that the proportion of women receiving adequate antenatal care doubled over this period. We showed that having social security and a higher level of education is positively associated with receiving the continuum of care. We observed the largest relative increases in continuum of care coverage in Chiapas (181.5%) and Durango (160.6%), assigned human development index categories of low and medium, respectively.
conclusionDespite significant progress in coverage of the continuum of maternal health care, disparities remain. While ensuring progress towards achievement of the health-related sustainable development goal, government intervention must also target underserved populations.
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