Management of post-partum hemorrhage in low-income countries

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1013-1023

  Walraven, Gijs ^a   Wanyonyi, Sikolia ^b   Stones, William ^b  

^a Secretariat of His Highness the Aga Khan   (France)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

barriers to access to care; developing countries; health systems; post partum haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIC AGENT;

ARTERY LIGATION; AWARENESS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DELIVERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; ILIAC ARTERY; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MATERNITY WARD; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRIC CARE; OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL STATUS; UTERINE ATONY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 54849425110     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2008.08.002     Document Type: Review

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