Early postpartum maternal morbidity among rural women of Rajasthan, India: A community-based study

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-225

  Iyengar, Kirti ^a  

^a Action Research and Training for Health   (India)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Community based studies; Delivery; India; Morbidity; Mortality; Perinatal mortality; Postpartum care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PUERPERIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; MORBIDITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865100272     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v30i2.11316     Document Type: Article

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