India, Oct. 16 -- In the past two decades, India has made remarkable progress in expanding maternal healthcare. More women are now registering pregnancies, attending antenatal clinics and delivering in health facilities than ever before. However, a rise in number of women visiting clinics does not necessarily indicate the quality of care they receive.

A recent study by researchers from the University of Allahabad and the Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute shifts the conversation from the number of visits to the quality of care received during those visits. The analysis is based on district-level indicators derived from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5, 2019-21). As per the World Health Organization recommendations on e...