Safeguarding maternal and newborn health: Improving the quality of postnatal care in Kenya

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-30

  Warren, Charlotte ^a   Mwangi, Annie ^a   Oweya, Erick ^a   Kamunya, Rosemary ^b   Koskei, Nancy ^b  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^b JHPIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehensive postnatal care; Kenya; Maternal; Newborn

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; KENYA; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM;

EID: 77952580087     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzp050     Document Type: Article

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