Health facility-based active management of the third stage of labor: Findings from a national survey in Tanzania

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Mfinanga, Godfrey S ^a   Kimaro, Godfather D ^a   Ngadaya, Esther ^a   Massawe, Sirili ^b   Mtandu, Rugola ^a   Shayo, Elizabeth H ^c   Kahwa, Amos ^a   Achola, Ominde ^d   Mutungi, Alice ^e   Knight, Rod ^f   Armbruster, Deborah ^f   Sintasath, David ^f   Kitua, Andrew ^c   Stanton, Cynthia ^f  

^a Muhimbili Medical Research Centre   (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^d East Central Southern Africa Health Community Family and Reproductive Health Programme ^*  (Tanzania)

^e Regional Center for Quality of Health Care (Reproductive and Neonatal Health) (RCQHC)   (Uganda)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGOMETRINE; ERGOMETRINE PLUS OXYTOCIN; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; LABOR STAGE 3; OBSTETRIC CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TANZANIA; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 65749118505     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-7-16     Document Type: Article

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