India's Janani Suraksha Yojana, A Conditional Cash Transfer Programme to Increase Births in Health Facilities: An Impact Evaluation.

In the June 5, 2010 Lancet, an independent impact evaluation of India's Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) program is highlighted. Findings show that JSY had a significant effect on increasing antenatal care and in-facility births but they also emphasise the need for improved targeting of the poorest women and attention to quality of obstetric care in health facilities.