The impact of emergency obstetric care training in Somaliland, Somalia

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 283-287

  Ameh, Charles ^a   Adegoke, Adetoro ^a   Hofman, Jan ^a   Ismail, Fouzia M ^b   Ahmed, Fatuma M ^c   Van Den Broek, Nynke ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Somaliland Nursing and Midwifery Association   (Somalia)

^c Health Poverty Action   (Somalia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Maternal mortality; Skilled birth attendance; Task shifting; Training in emergency obstetric and newborn care

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SKILL; SOMALIA;

EID: 84860507078     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.01.015     Document Type: Article

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