Maternal health in Northern Nigeria - A far cry from ideal

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 448-452

  Galadanci, H S ^a   Ejembi, C L ^b   Iliyasu, Z ^a   Alagh, B ^c   Umar, U S ^d  

^a AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal health; Northern Nigeria

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXOID;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GOVERNMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SANITATION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SKILL; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; URINALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; NIGERIA; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 33847770789     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01229.x     Document Type: Article

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