1PhD Scholar, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2Professor, School of Health Systems Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
Online published on 26 September, 2019.
Supply side factors affect maternal and child health indicators. This review discusses the current status of maternal and child health indicators in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh, and the various factors affecting healthcare delivery in rural settings.
Supply side factors like infrastructure, human resources, logistics support, medicines and other equipments affect health care delivery by nurses who are the primary care providers in almost 75% of the rural population in India.
Maternal care, Newborn care, Rural public health system, barriers for health care delivery