A hospital-centered approach to improve emergency obstetric care in South Sudan

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 58-61

  Groppi, Lavinia ^a   Somigliana, Edgardo ^b   Pisani, Vincenzo ^a   Ika, Michelina ^c   Mabor, Joseph L ^c   Akec, Henry N ^c   Nhial, John A ^c   Mading, Michel S ^d   Scanagatta, Chiara ^a   Manenti, Fabio ^a   Putoto, Giovanni ^a  

^a Doctors with Africa CUAMM   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c Yirol County Hospital   (Sudan)

^d Lakes State Ministry of Health   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Emergency obstetric care; Remote settings; Sudan

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CEPHALOPELVIC DISPROPORTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNITY WARD; NEWBORN DEATH; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLACENTA PREVIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; SUDAN; TREATMENT INDICATION; AMBULANCES; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AMBULANCES; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SUDAN;

EID: 84917739213     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.07.031     Document Type: Article

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