Maternity waiting homes as component of birth preparedness and complication readiness for rural women in hard-to-reach areas in Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Mekdes Kondale Gurara (Author), Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden (Author), Befikadu Tariku Gutema (Author), Veerle Draulans (Author), Yves Jacquemyn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In rural areas of Ethiopia, 57% of births occur at home without the assistance of skilled birth attendants, geographical inaccessibility being one of the main factors that hinder skilled birth attendance. Establishment of maternity waiting homes (MWH) is part of a strategy to imp...