Clinical audit of intrapartum care at secondary health facilities in Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 210-214

  Osungbade, K O ^a   Oginni, S A ^b   Olumide, E A A ^a   Owoaje, E T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b Ministry of Health ^*  (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Birth attendants; Clinical audit; Health facilities; Intra partum care; Quality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABOR; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; MONITORING; NIGERIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STANDARD; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL AUDIT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NIGERIA; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953171931     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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