Safe motherhood program evaluation: Theory and practice

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 338-344

  Milne, Lesley ^b   Scotland, Graham ^b   Tagiyeva Milne, Nargiz ^b   Hussein, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Evaluation; Interventions; Program; Safe motherhood

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EVALUATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; THEORY;

FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MIDWIFERY; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 3242790982     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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