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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Skilled Birth Attendants"”.
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Factors affecting the utilisation of skilled birth attendants for delivery in a western hill district of Nepal
… deaths occur in developing countries. The use of skilled birth attendants is low in those countries where maternal mortality rates are high and most of these deaths could be prevented if skilled birth attendant services were available. Only 36 percent of women use skilled birth attendants in …
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Socioeconomic inequalities in the use of skilled birth delivery during childbirth in Ghana: a decomposition model
Equitable access to, and use of skilled birth attendance during delivery is vital for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in reducing global maternal deaths to 70 deaths per 100, 000. Although several initiatives have been implemented to reduce maternal mortality in Ghana, …
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Skilled Birth Attendant Assessment In Haiti: A Pilot Project
… evaluate a cohort of graduates from a grassroots skilled birth attendant training program in Haiti to determine if they meet global standards of competency established by the International Confederation of Midwives. </p> <p>Design and setting: A testing instrument that included both a 50-question, …
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Obstructed labour and Birth preparedness: Community studies from Uganda
… the presenting part fails to descend through the birth canal despite strong uterine contractions. The condition is mostly prevalent in low-income countries where the main causes are cephalopelvic disproportion and malpresentation. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the individual, …
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Women's Use of Quality Maternal Healthcare Services Across the Continuum in Low and lower-middle-income Countries, With a Focus on Ethiopia.
… simulation-assisted in-service training of skilled birth attendants; and facility-based maternal death audits improved quality maternal healthcare across the continuum in LLMICs. In Ethiopia, the uptake of quality maternal healthcare is low, with widening inequality between population …
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Cultural Beliefs and Practices Influencing the Health Seeking Behaviour of Women During Pregnancy in Ota, Southwest Nigeria
… care (ANC) and delivery in the presence of skilled birth attendants are evidenced-based approaches to improving pregnancy outcomes and reducing pregnancy-related complications.The medical literature currently provides little information about beliefs and practices in relation to other …
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Social determinants and the role of maternal health care services for equity in maternal health in Ghana from 1988 – 2008
… in modern contraceptive use, fertility, use of skilled birth attendants and antenatal care utilization. Meanwhile, the observed inequality trends differed by equity stratifier and the specific maternal health indicator used. There is a general development toward equity in the use of modern …
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Neonatal mortality in low and lower-middle income countries : which areas require further attention? Evidence from Bangladesh
… high, estimated at 19 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2015, which accounts for 45 percent of under-five deaths. Neonatal deaths are projected to increase to 52 percent of under-five deaths in 2030, with most deaths occurring in low and lower-middle income countries (LMICs). This research …
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The determinants of postnatal health check among mothers in Sierra Leone: evidence from SLDHS 2019
… factors like education, wealth, residence, and birth order with the type of provider and care content. Multivariate analysis highlights region, wealth index, and place of delivery as strong predictors of specific postnatal interventions, such as cord examination and breastfeeding observation. …
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Pregnancy in Peril: The impact of conflict on antenatal care and skilled birth attendant utilization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi
… factors which influence antenatal care and skilled birth attendant usage in these two countries. Findings indicate that women living in high conflict regions were significantly less likely than those in low conflict regions to have their first antenatal care visit within the first trimester, …