This brief summarizes findings from a landscaping study conducted by Universitas Gadjah Mada’s (UGM) Center for Reproductive Health, ThinkWell’s learning partner. Drawing from an extensive review of the literature, interviews with key stakeholders, and focus group discussions with private midwives, the study documents how important private midwives are in delivering MNCH services. The study also explores why private midwives are often left out of the JKN system and offers policy recommendations about how strategic purchasing can be leveraged to incentivize them to join JKN and improve the quality of the services they provide.
ThinkWell produced this brief under the Strategic Purchasing for Primary Health Care (SP4PHC) grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.