Increasing utilisation of perinatal services: estimating the impact of community health worker program in Neno, Malawi

• Main Authors: Chiyembekezo Kachimanga (Author), Elizabeth L. Dunbar (Author), Samuel Watson (Author), Katie Cundale (Author), Henry Makungwa (Author), Emily B. Wroe (Author), Charles Malindi (Author), Lawrence Nazimera (Author), Daniel Palazuelos (Author), Jeanel Drake (Author), Thomas Gates (Author), Thomas van den Akker (Author), Jawaya Shea (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background By 2015, Malawi had not achieved Millennium Development Goal 4, reducing maternal mortality by about 35% from 675 to 439 deaths per 100,000 livebirths. Hypothesised reasons included low uptake of antenatal care (ANC), intrapartum care, and postnatal care. Involving community heal...