Umbilical cord-cutting practices and place of delivery in Bangladesh

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-46

  Andrews, Johanna Y ^a   Dalal, Koustuv ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Clean delivery kit; Place of delivery; Umbilical cord cutting

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TURMERIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BAMBOO STRIP; BANGLADESH; BIRTHPLACE; BLADE; CLEAN DELIVERY KIT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GARLIC; GROUPS BY AGE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACE OF DELIVERY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD CUTTING PRACTICE; UMBILICAL CORD STUMP;

EID: 79957661711     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.01.025     Document Type: Article

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