References

Ahmed, Y.H., M.H. Rahman, F.K. Chowdhury, Y.A. Khan and H.H. Akther, 1995. Baseline Survey for Assessment of Emergency Obstetric Care Services in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Institute for Promotion of Essential and Reproductive Health Technologies, Dhaka.

BDHS, 1994. Bangladesh demographic health survey. Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 1993-94. Mitra and Associates (MA), Dhaka, Bangladesh and ORC Macro and Calverton, Maryland.

BDHS, 1997. Bangladesh demographic health survey. Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 1996-97. Mitra and Associates (MA), Dhaka, Bangladesh and ORC Macro and Calverton, Maryland.

BDHS, 2001. Bangladesh demographic health survey. Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 1999-2000. Mitra and Associates (MA), Dhaka, Bangladesh and ORC Macro and Calverton, Maryland.

BDHS, 2004. Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey. National Institute of Population Research and Training, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

BMMS, 2001. Bangladesh maternal mortality survey. Mitra and ACPR, (NIPORT), ORC Macro, Johns Hopkins University and ICDDR, B.

Bhatia, J.C. and J. Cleland, 1996. Obstetric morbidity in South India: Results from a community survey. Soc. Sci. Med., 43: 1507-1516.
Direct Link  |  

Bulatao, R.A. and J.A. Ross, 2000. Rating maternal and neonatal health programs in developing countries. Bull. World Health Org., 80: 721-727.
Direct Link  |  

Fauveau, V. and T. Blanchet, 1989. Deaths from injuries and induced abortion among rural Bangladeshi women. Soc. Sci. Med., 29: 1121-1127.

Figa-Talamanca, I., 1996. Maternal mortality and the problem of accessibility to obstetric care: The strategy of maternity waiting homes. Soc. Sci. Med., 42: 1381-1390.
CrossRef  |  

Fukuda-Parr, S., 2003. Human development report. United Nations Development Programme.

Liljestrand, J., 2000. Strategies to reduce maternal mortality worldwide. Curr. Opin. Obstetr. Gynecol., 12: 513-517.
Direct Link  |  

Maimbolwa, C.M., 2004. Maternity Care in Zambia with Special Reference to Social Support. Kongl Carolinska Medico Chirurgiska Instituted, Stockholma, Sweden.

Manhart, L.E., A. Dialmy, C.A. Ryan and J. Mahjour, 2000. Sexually transmitted diseases in Morocco: Gender influences on prevention and health care seeking behavior. Soc. Sci. Med., 50: 1369-1383.

Naylor, C.D., P. Jha, J. Woods and A. Shariff, 1999. A Fine Balance: Some Options for Private and Public Health Care in Urban India. World Bank, Washington, DC., pp: 1-38.

Rahman, S.A., 2000. Utilization of primary health care services in rural Bangladesh: The population and provider perspectives. Ph.D. Thesis, University of London.

Shariff, A., 1999. India: Human Development Report. Oxford University Press, New York, pp: 1-370.

UNFPA, 2002. United Nations Population Fund: Maternal Mortality Statistics by Region and by Bangladesh. UNFPA, USA.

WHO, 2000. World Health Report. World Health Organization, Geneva.

WHO, 2005. World Health Organization: World Health Day. Message Boards Settings Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., UK.