Association between the safe delivery app and quality of care and perinatal survival in Ethiopia: A randomized clinical trial

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 765-771

  Lund, Stine ^a   Boas, Ida Marie ^c   Bedesa, Tariku ^c   Fekede, Wondewossen ^c   Nielsen, Henriette Svarre ^b,c   Sørensen, Bjarke Lund ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c Maternity Foundation   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILE APPLICATION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN CARE; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; SKILL; SMARTPHONE; STILLBIRTH; SURVIVAL; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESUSCITATION; RURAL HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84980348222     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0687     Document Type: Article

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