Are all skilled birth attendants created equal? A cluster randomised controlled study of non-physician based obstetric care in primary health care clinics in mexico

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1199-1205

  Walker, Dilys ^a,b   DeMaria, Lisa ^b   Gonzalez Hernandez, Dolores ^b   Padron Salas, Aldanely ^c   Romero Alvarez, Minerva ^b   Suarez, Leticia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Mexico; Quality of care; Skilled birth attendant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEXICO; MIDWIFE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEXICO; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRIC NURSING; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84884416119     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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