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

• Главные авторы: Mekdes Kondale Gurara (Автор), Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden (Автор), Befikadu Tariku Gutema (Автор), Veerle Draulans (Автор), Yves Jacquemyn (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...