Home-Based Life-Saving Skills in Liberia: Acquisition and Retention of Skills and Knowledge

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 370-377

  Lori, Jody R ^a   Majszak, Christina M ^a   Martyn, Kristy K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based interventions; Infant mortality; Liberia; Maternal mortality; Midwifery; Traditional midwives; War

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEMODYNAMICS; HOME BASED LIFE SAVING SKILL; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIBERIA; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFE; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HOME DELIVERY; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; STANDARDS; TIME; WAR;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIBERIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; WAR;

EID: 77954004731     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2009.09.016     Document Type: Article

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