00000caa a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862409049 Buklod 20210501001818.0 m | | ta 210430s2018 xx a b |||| u|eng d 16551516 (iLib)UPBAG-00039956729 DML BAG rda eng ARTICLE-3326 Estudillo, Jonna author. Maternal mortality in Lao People's Democratic Republic Jonna Estudillo. 2018. pages [87]-109 illustrations 25 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Title was 'Philippine Review of Business and Economics' until 1979. Title changed to 'Philippine Review of Economics and Business' from 1980-2000, and again changed to 'Philippine Review of Economics' since 2001. Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-109). Lao People?s Democratic Republic (PDR) has the highest maternity mortality ratio (MMR- deaths per 1,000 live births) in Southeast Asia. This essay identifies the reasons for the high but declining MMR in the country. MMR remains high because of the high inequality in the uptake of critical maternal health services. The least advantaged women have lagged behind the most advantaged in terms of ante-natal care and delivery care. The decline in MMR could be attributed to various government social health protection programs that eased the financial constraint posed by the high out-of-pocket payments in maternal health care. Maternal mortality Laos. The Philippine Review of Business and Economics Vol. LV, Nos. 1 and 2 (June and December 2018), p. [87]-109. Request full-text access via UPB University Library through https://forms.gle/KZjBv7aRtY6jiL5E9 (viewed 30 April 2021) UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ARTICLE-3326 Analytics