Prenatal care associated with reduction of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from demographic and health surveys

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 779-790

  McCurdy, Rebekah J ^a   Kjerulff, Kristen H ^a   Junjia, Zhu ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic and health surveys; Neonatal mortality; Prenatal care; Skilled prenatal provider; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

IRON; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959829879     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01133.x     Document Type: Article

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