A systematic review of essential obstetric and newborn care capacity building in rural sub-Saharan Africa

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 174-182

  Ni Bhuinneain, G M ^a,b   McCarthy, F P ^c,d  

^a MAYO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Friends of Londiani ^*  (Kenya)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Essential obstetric and newborn care package; facility birth; maternal mortality; perinatal indicators; rural sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BIRTH; CAPACITY BUILDING; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMMUNITY CARE; EMBASE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ESSENTIAL OBSTETRIC AND NEWBORN CARE; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDLINE; NEWBORN CARE; OBSTETRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CHILD CARE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; NEWBORN; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CAPACITY BUILDING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84922607917     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13218     Document Type: Article

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