Why Is Continuum of Care from Home to Health Facilities Essential to Improve Perinatal Survival?

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 477-485

  Bahl, Rajiv ^a   Qazi, Shamim ^a   Darmstadt, Gary L ^b   Martines, Jose ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Community mobilization; Continuum of care; Financing strategies; Health facility; Home visits; Referral transport

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BREAST FEEDING; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 78549292458     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2010.09.001     Document Type: Review

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