Antenatal and postnatal care: A review of innovative models for improving availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of services in low-resource settings

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 540-548

  Kearns, A D ^a   Caglia, J M ^a   Ten Hoope Bender, P ^b   Langer, A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ICS Integrare   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; health systems; postnatal care; quality of care

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; ELECTRONICS; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE ACCEPTABILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; REVIEW; WELLBEING; ADULT; COMMUNITY CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84959565758     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13818     Document Type: Review

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