Patterns and determinants of pathways to reach comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care (CEmONC) in South Sudan: Qualitative diagrammatic pathway analysis

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Elmusharaf, Khalifa ^a,b   Byrne, Elaine ^c   AbuAgla, Ayat ^b   AbdelRahim, Amal ^b   Manandhar, Mary ^d   Sondorp, Egbert ^e   O'Donovan, Diarmuid ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Sudan)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^f NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Access; Competency; Conflict affected fragile states; EmONC; Maternal mortality; Quality of care; Referral system; South Sudan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABOR ONSET; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SUDAN; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; CLINICAL PATHWAY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; NEAR MISS (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SOUTH SUDAN; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; NEAR MISS, HEALTHCARE; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOUTH SUDAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85028472650     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-017-1463-9     Document Type: Article

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