Home birth attendants in low income countries: who are they and what do they do?

• Main Authors: Garces Ana (Author), McClure Elizabeth M (Author), Chomba Elwyn (Author), Patel Archana (Author), Pasha Omrana (Author), Tshefu Antoinette (Author), Esamai Fabian (Author), Goudar Shivaprasad (Author), Lokangaka Adrien (Author), Hambidge K (Author), Wright Linda L (Author), Koso-Thomas Marion (Author), Bose Carl (Author), Carlo Waldemar A (Author), Liechty Edward A (Author), Hibberd Patricia L (Author), Bucher Sherri (Author), Whitworth Ryan (Author), Goldenberg Robert L (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nearly half the world's babies are born at home. We sought to evaluate the training, knowledge, skills, and access to medical equipment and testing for home birth attendants across 7 international sites.</p> <p>Metho...