The influence of quality maternity waiting homes on utilization of facilities for delivery in rural Zambia

• Main Authors: Elizabeth G. Henry (Author), Katherine Semrau (Author), Davidson H. Hamer (Author), Taryn Vian (Author), Mary Nambao (Author), Kaluba Mataka (Author), Nancy A. Scott (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Residential accommodation for expectant mothers adjacent to health facilities, known as maternity waiting homes (MWH), is an intervention designed to improve access to skilled deliveries in low-income countries like Zambia where the maternal mortality ratio is estimated at 398 de...