Challenges to the provision of emergency obstetric care in Iraq

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-11

  Ameh, Charles A ^a   Bishop, Sophie ^b   Kongnyuy, Eugene ^a   Grady, Kate ^c   Van Den Broek, Nynke ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b North West Deanery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency obstetric care; Iraq health system; Medical training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRAQ; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; IRAQ; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 78651382495     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-009-0545-3     Document Type: Article

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