New global guidance supports community and lay health workers in postpartum hemorrhage prevention

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 187-189

  Ejembi, Clara Ladi ^a   Norick, Pamela ^b   Starrs, Ann ^c,e   Thapa, Kusum ^d  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Venture Strategies Innovations   (United States)

^c Family Care International   (United States)

^d JHPIEGO   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community engagement; Community health worker; Lay health worker; Misoprostol; Postpartum hemorrhage; Task shifting

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEPAL; NIGERIA; PATIENT GUIDANCE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER; LAY HEALTH WORKER; MISOPROSTOL; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; TASK SHIFTING;

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84880921772     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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