Evaluating skilled care at delivery in Burkina Faso: Principles and practice

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 6-13

  Graham, Wendy ^a   Themmen, Ellen ^b   Bassane, Brahima ^c   Meda, Nicolas ^d   De Brouwere, Vincent ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Family Care International   (United States)

^c Centre Muraz ^*  (Burkina Faso)

^d CENTRE MURAZ   (Burkina Faso)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conceptual frameworks; Outcome evaluation; Skilled attendance at delivery

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CROSS SECTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; SURVIVAL;

BURKINA FASO; CHILDBIRTH; DELIVERY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW;

BURKINA FASO; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

AFRICA; BURKINA FASO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 45149121745     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02082.x     Document Type: Review

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