Birth Preparedness and Its Effect on Place of Delivery and Post-Natal Check-Ups in Nepal

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Nawal, Dipty ^a   Goli, Srinivas ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

^b Giri Institute of Development Studies   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH PREPAREDNESS; CHILDBIRTH; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEPAL; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEPAL; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877754405     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060957     Document Type: Article

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