Distribution of maternity waiting homes and their correlation with perinatal mortality and direct obstetric complication rates in Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Gizachew Tadele Tiruneh (Author), Yayeh Negash Getu (Author), Mahbub Ali Abdukie (Author), Geremew Gonfa Eba (Author), Emily Keyes (Author), Patricia E. Bailey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Ethiopia has been expanding maternity waiting homes to bridge geographical gaps between health facilities and communities in order to improve access to skilled care. In 2015, the Ministry of Health revised its national guidelines to standardize the rapid expansion of waiting home...