Does maternity care improve pregnancy outcomes in women with previous complications? A study from Zimbabwe

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 195-198

  Majoko, F ^a,d   Nystrom, L ^b   Munjanja, S ^a   Mason, E ^c   Lindmark, G ^d  

^a UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c WHO Regional Office for Africa   (Zimbabwe)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 30844450591     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/004947505774938710     Document Type: Article

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