International Health
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 71-77 , September 2009

Tracing pathways from antenatal to delivery care for women in Mumbai, India: cross-sectional study of maternity in low-income areas

  • Neena Shah More

      Affiliations

    • Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action (SNEHA), Urban Health Centre, Chota Sion Hospital, 60 Feet Road, Shahunagar, Dharavi, Mumbai 400017, Maharashtra, India
    • ,
  • Glyn Alcock

      Affiliations

    • UCL Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
    • ,
  • Ujwala Bapat

      Affiliations

    • Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action (SNEHA), Urban Health Centre, Chota Sion Hospital, 60 Feet Road, Shahunagar, Dharavi, Mumbai 400017, Maharashtra, India
    • ,
  • Sushmita Das

      Affiliations

    • Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action (SNEHA), Urban Health Centre, Chota Sion Hospital, 60 Feet Road, Shahunagar, Dharavi, Mumbai 400017, Maharashtra, India
    • ,
  • Wasundhara Joshi

      Affiliations

    • Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action (SNEHA), Urban Health Centre, Chota Sion Hospital, 60 Feet Road, Shahunagar, Dharavi, Mumbai 400017, Maharashtra, India
    • ,
  • David Osrin

      Affiliations

    • UCL Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 20 7905 2122 fax: +44 20 7404 2062.

Received 7 February 2009 ,Revised 17 February 2009 ,Accepted 24 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.02.004

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