“Our fear is finished,” but nothing changes: efforts of marginalized women to foment state accountability for maternal health care in a context of low state capacity

Abstract Background Women in India are often asked to make informal payments for maternal health care services that the government has mandated to be free. This paper is a descriptive case study of a social accountability project undertaken by SAHAYOG, a nongovernmental organization in Uttar Pradesh...

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Main Authors: Marta Schaaf, Jashodhara Dasgupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7028-2