The global met need for emergency obstetric care: A systematic review

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 183-189

  Holmer, H ^a,b   Oyerinde, K ^c   Meara, J G ^a,d   Gillies, R ^a,d   Liljestrand, J ^e   Hagander, L ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emergency obstetric care; maternal health; met need; obstetrics; skilled birth attendance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIVE BIRTH; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH; OBSTETRICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84922603906     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13230     Document Type: Article

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