Does facility birth reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in Brong Ahafo, Ghana? A secondary analysis using data on 119 244 pregnancies from two cluster-randomised controlled trials

• Main Authors: Sabine Gabrysch, ProfPhD (Author), Robin C Nesbitt, Dr. sc. hum (Author), Anja Schoeps, Dr. sc. hum (Author), Lisa Hurt, PhD (Author), Seyi Soremekun, PhD (Author), Karen Edmond, ProfPhD (Author), Alexander Manu, PhD (Author), Terhi J Lohela, PhD (Author), Samuel Danso, PhD (Author), Keith Tomlin, MSc (Author), Betty Kirkwood, ProfFMedSci (Author), Oona M R Campbell, ProfPhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: Background: Maternal and perinatal mortality are still unacceptably high in many countries despite steep increases in facility birth. The evidence that childbirth in facilities reduces mortality is weak, mainly because of the scarcity of robust study designs and data. We aimed to assess thi...