Experiences with facility-based maternal death reviews in northern Nigeria

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 111-114

  Hofman, Jan J ^a   Mohammed, Hauwa ^b  

^a Health Partners International   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Maternal death audit; Maternal death review; Maternal health; Nigeria; Quality improvement; Safe motherhood

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EXPERIENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL DEATH REVIEW; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NEWBORN CARE; NIGERIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; STANDARDS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL DEATH; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84903750466     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.02.014     Document Type: Article

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