Factors contributing to antenatal care and delivery practices in village development committees of Ilam district, Nepal

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 41, 2013, Pages 60-65

  Pradhan, P M S ^a   Bhattarai, S ^a   Paudel, I S ^a   Gaurav, K ^a   Pokharel, P K ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Delivery practices; Home delivery; Nepal; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MIDWIFE; NEPAL; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; RURAL AREA;

EID: 84879251374     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v11i1.11029     Document Type: Article

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