A criterion based audit of the management of obstructed labour in Malawi

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 279, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 649-654

  Kongnyuy, Eugene Justine ^a   Mlava, Grace ^b   Van Den Broek, Nynke ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b The Health Foundation Consortium   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Criterion based audit; Malawi; Obstructed labour; Standards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; DELIVERY; DYSTOCIA; FATALITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALAWI; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63349111959     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-008-0786-1     Document Type: Article

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