Where there are (few) skilled birth attendants

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 81-91

  Prata, Ndola ^a   Passano, Paige ^a   Rowen, Tami ^b   Bell, Suzanne ^c   Walsh, Julia ^c   Potts, Malcolm ^a  

^a Health and Sustainability   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Delivery; Maternal health services; Maternal mortality; Misoprostol; Postpartum haemorrhage; Skilled birth attendants; Traditional birth attendants

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ARTICLE; BIRTH; DELIVERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; STANDARD;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MIDWIFERY; MISOPROSTOL; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 79958293496     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v29i2.7812     Document Type: Article

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