Quality care during labour and birth: A multi-country analysis of health system bottlenecks and potential solutions

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 15, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Sharma, Gaurav ^a   Mathai, Matthews ^b   Dickson, Kim E ^c   Weeks, Andrew ^d   Hofmeyr, G Justus ^e   Lavender, Tina ^f   Day, Louise Tina ^g   Mathews, Jiji Elizabeth ^h   Fawcus, Sue ⁱ   Simen Kapeu, Aline ^c   de Bernis, Luc ^j  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g Integrated Rural Health and Development   (Bangladesh)

^h CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^j UN Population Fund ^*  (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ASIA; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DEATH; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCALE UP; STILLBIRTH; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; LEADERSHIP; MANPOWER; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; STANDARDS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; ASIA; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EMERGENCIES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84978174693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-15-S2-S2     Document Type: Article

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