Casas maternas
Title
Casas maternas
Country
Implementation level
Theme
Sub Theme
Specific theme
Healthcare accessibility
Lowi Policy Typology
Distributive
Policy Mechanism Category
Access to services
Specific Mechanism
Provision of low-cost assisted-living centers, nutritional and family planning education
Stated objective of policy in publication
Increase accessibility to institutional delivery of children by housing pregnant women near hospitals on their journey from more rural areas, thereby decreasing their likelihood of mortality
Target population of policy
Implementation stage
Ongoing
Financing source(s)
Ministry of Health
Policy Evaluation included?
Collection
Citation
“Casas maternas,” Literature on Urban Health Policy in Latin America(LUHPLA), accessed January 15, 2025, https://luhpla.georgetown.domains/items/show/1601.