Midwifery curriculum for auxiliary maternity nurses: A case study in the Dominican Republic

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages e45-e49

  Foster, Jennifer ^a   Regueira, Yadira ^b   Burgos, Rosa Ipania ^b   Sanchez, Annemarie Heath ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

International midwifery; Maternal mortality; Quality of care; Skilled birth attendants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CURRICULUM; DELIVERY; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKILL; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 20944435419     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2005.02.017     Document Type: Article

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