It takes a village: a comparative study of maternity waiting homes in rural Liberia

• Main Authors: Dr. Jody R Lori, PhD (Author), Garfee Williams, MD (Author), Michelle L Munro, PhD (Author), Nene Diallo, MPH (Author), Prof. Carol J Boyd (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Although evidence is insufficient to determine the effectiveness of maternity waiting homes on improvement of maternal and newborn health, several countries have identified success in institutionalisation of maternity waiting homes as a way to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths by incre...