Improving emergency obstetric care and reversing the underutilisation of vacuum extraction: a qualitative study of implementation in Tete Province, Mozambique

• Main Authors: D. Geelhoed (Author), V. de Deus (Author), M. Sitoe (Author), O. Matsinhe (Author), M. I. Lampião Cardoso (Author), C. V. Manjate (Author), P. I. Pinto Matsena (Author), C. Mosse Lazaro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Maternal and perinatal mortality in Mozambique were declining at a slow pace, despite progress in coverage of institutional childbirth. Implementation of quality emergency obstetric care including vacuum extraction remained inadequate. In 2015-2017, Tete Province achieved remarka...