Birth outcomes among booked and unbooked women at a secondary health facility in southwest Nigeria: Implications for strengthening perinatal health services

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 320-328

  Osungbade, Kayode O ^a   Ayinde, Olubunmi O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b Oyo State Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Booked and unbooked births; Child health; Health services research; Nigeria; Professional skilled care; Quality of care; Quality perinatal health service

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860638479     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493511406569     Document Type: Article

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