Are skilled birth attendants really skilled? A measurement method, some disturbing results and a potential way forward

• Main Authors: Steven A Harvey (Author), Yudy Carla Wong Blandón (Author), Affette McCaw-Binns (Author), Ivette Sandino (Author), Luis Urbina (Author), César Rodríguez (Author), Ivonne Gómez (Author), Patricio Ayabaca (Author), Sabou Djibrina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: Delivery by a skilled birth attendant (SBA) serves as an indicator of progress towards reducing maternal mortality worldwide - the fifth Millennium Development Goal. Though WHO tracks the proportion of women delivered by SBAs, we know little about their competence to manage common life-th...