Readiness of rural health facilities to provide immediate postpartum care in Uganda

• Main Authors: Mariam Namutebi (Author), Gorrette K. Nalwadda (Author), Simon Kasasa (Author), Patience A. Muwanguzi (Author), Cynthia Kuteesa Ndikuno (Author), Dan K. Kaye (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Nearly 60% of maternal and 45% of newborn deaths occur within 24 h after delivery. Immediate postpartum monitoring could avert death from preventable causes including postpartum hemorrhage, and eclampsia among mothers, and birth asphyxia, hypothermia, and sepsis for babies. We ai...