The nexus between healthcare provider distribution and neonatal mortality based on the context of maternal and child healthcare services in Pakistan
The outcomes illustrate that healthcare provider distribution and MCH play a vital role in minimizing neonatal mortality. To ensure well-distributed healthcare provider distribution, promoting maternal education, empowering women's decision-making in acquiring MCH services utilization, and expanding access to free MCH services are the essentials for better maternal and healthcare outcomes.
Authors
- Neelum Khalid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0476-6420)
- Zhongliang Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6564-6609)
- Mohammad Fazel Akbary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8722-8395)
- Rashed Nawaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1818-1749)
- Shaoqing Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4910-1090)
- Fahad Ajmal
Institutions
- University of Health Sciences Lahore (PK)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Population and Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-06-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-00971-7
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.99
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China