Task shifting in maternal and newborn health care: Key components from policy to implementation

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 130, Issue S2, 2015, Pages S25-S31

  Deller, Barbara ^a   Tripathi, Vandana ^b   Stender, Stacie ^a   Otolorin, Emmanuel ^a   Johnson, Peter ^a   Carr, Catherine ^a  

^a JHPIEGO   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health worker; Human resources for health; Maternal and newborn health; Task sharing; Task shifting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMUNERATION; RURAL AREA; TASK SHIFTING; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MATERNAL WELFARE; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT HEALTH; MATERNAL HEALTH;

EID: 84937407607     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.03.005     Document Type: Article

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