Towards 2015: Post-partum haemorrhage in sub-Saharan Africa still on the rise

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 774-783

  Mpemba, Faraja ^a   Kampo, Sylvanus ^a   Zhang, Xinyu ^a  

^a DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Blood loss; Maternal mortality; Post partum haemorrhage; Skilled attendants; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84894277133     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12126     Document Type: Review

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