Training Zambian traditional birth attendants to reduce neonatal mortality in the Lufwanyama Neonatal Survival Project (LUNESP)

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-82

  Gill, Christopher J ^a   Guerina, Nicholas G ^b   Mulenga, Charity ^c   Knapp, Anna B ^a   Mazala, Grace ^d   Hamer, Davidson H ^a,e  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Lufwanyama District Health Management Team   (Zambia)

^d Zambian Anglican Council   (Zambia)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth asphyxia; LUNESP; Neonatal hypothermia; Neonatal resuscitation protocol; Neonatal sepsis; Traditional birth attendant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESUSCITATION; SKILL; STUDENT; TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT; TRAINING; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84861597026     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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