Comprehensive approach to improving maternal health and achieving MDG 5: Report from the mountains of Lesotho

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Satti, Hind ^a,b   Motsamai, Sophie ^a   Chetane, Palesa ^a   Marumo, Leshoboro ^a   Barry, Donna J ^a,c   Riley, Jennifer ^a   McLaughlin, Megan M ^a,c   Seung, Kwonjune J ^a,c   Mukherjee, Joia S ^a,b,c  

^a PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABOR STAGE; LESOTHO; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL AREA;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LESOTHO; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84865434533     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042700     Document Type: Article

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