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‘it Is Beyond Our Reach’: Policies and Infrastructure Influencing Postpartum Care in Rural Kenya

2021-09-14

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<h4>Background: </h4> Maternal mortality in low middle-income countries is still high. Like most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, the progress towards reducing maternal mortalities in Kenya is slow. Approximately 488 women out of every 100,000 live births die during the childbearing process. Kenya has put in place several strategies to mitigate maternal mortalities. For instance, Kenya introduced free maternity se...

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