Home-Based Life Saving Skills in Ethiopia: An Update on the Second Phase of Field Testing

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 284-291

  Sibley, Lynn ^a   Buffington, Sandra Tebben ^a   Tedessa Sr , Lelisse ^a   McNatt, Kathryn ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

emergency obstetric care; Ethiopia; home based care; maternal mortality; neonatal mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; COMMUNITY; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; ROLE PLAYING; RURAL POPULATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 33745246589     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2005.10.015     Document Type: Article

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