Skilled birth attendant competence: An initial assessment in four countries, and implications for the Safe Motherhood movement

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-210

  Harvey, S A ^a   Ayabaca, P ^a   Bucagu, M ^b   Djibrina, S ^a   Edson, W N ^a   Gbangbade, S ^c   McCaw Binns, A ^d   Burkhalter, B R ^a  

^a United States Agency for International Development Georgia Tuberculosis Prevention Project   (Niger)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^c Benin   (Benin)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Clinical competence standards; Maternal health services standards; Maternal mortality; Pregnancy complications mortality prevention and control; Skilled attendance at delivery; Skilled birth attendant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIN; BIRTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; ECUADOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JAMAICA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RWANDA; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 7444226839     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2004.06.017     Document Type: Article

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