Stakeholder views on the incorporation of traditional birth attendants into the formal health systems of low-and middle-income countries: A qualitative analysis of the HIFA2015 and CHILD2015 email discussion forums

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Owolabi, Onikepe O ^a   Glenton, Claire ^b   Lewin, Simon ^b,c   Pakenham Walsh, Neil ^d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d Global Healthcare Information Network   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community health worker; Health manpower; Qualitative; Social media; TBA; Traditional birth attendant

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; E-MAIL; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTRAPARTUM CARE; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84899050214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-118     Document Type: Article

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