Midlevel providers and the Fifth Millennium Goal of reducing maternal mortality

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-5

  Högberg, Ulf ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Midwifery; Obstetric complications; Reducing maternal mortality

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY MIDWIFERY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK REDUCTION; SWEDEN;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA, WESTERN; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; SWEDEN;

EID: 77949284818     PISSN: 18775756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2009.11.002     Document Type: Editorial

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