Skilled care at birth in the developing world: Progress to date and strategies for expanding coverage

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 109-120

  Stanton, Cynthia ^a   Blanc, Ann K ^b   Croft, Trevor ^c   Choi, Yoonjoung ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Research Network on Successful Midlife Development   (United States)

^c Blancroft Research International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PARITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34247521994     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932006001271     Document Type: Article

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