Association of the client-provider ratio with the risk of maternal mortality in referral hospitals: a multi-site study in Nigeria

• Main Authors: Friday Okonofua (Author), Lorretta Ntoimo (Author), Rosemary Ogu (Author), Hadiza Galadanci (Author), Rukiyat Abdus-salam (Author), Mohammed Gana (Author), Ola Okike (Author), Kingsley Agholor (Author), Eghe Abe (Author), Adetoye Durodola (Author), Abdullahi Randawa (Author), The WHARC WHO FMOH MNCH Implementation Research StudyTeam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The paucity of human resources for health buoyed by excessive workloads has been identified as being responsible for poor quality obstetric care, which leads to high maternal mortality in Nigeria. While there is anecdotal and qualitative research to support this observation, limi...