Promoting Institutional Deliveries In Rural India: The Role of Antenatal-Care Services K. S. Sugathan, Vinod Mishra, and Robert D. Retherford National Family Health Survey Subject Reports Number 20 • December 2001 International Institute for Population Sciences Mumbai, India East-West Center, Population and Health Studies Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. India’s first and second National Family Health Surveys (NFHS-1 and NFHS-2) were conducted in 1992–93 and 1998–99 under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The surveys provide national and state-level estimates of fertility, infant and child mortality, family planning practice, maternal and child health, and the utilization of services available to mothers and children. The International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, coordinated the surveys in cooperation with selected population research centres in India, the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ORC Macro in Calverton, Maryland. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided funding for the NFHS, and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) provided support for the preparation and publication of this report. ISSN 1026-4736 This publication may be reproduced for educational purposes. Correspondence addresses: International Institute for Population Sciences Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai - 400 088, India Fax: 91-22-556-3257 • E-mail:
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[email protected] Promoting Institutional Deliveries In Rural India: The Role of Antenatal-Care Services ABSTRACT India’s maternal and child health programmes have not aggressively promoted institutional deliveries, except in high-risk cases.