Auxiliary midwives in hard to reach rural areas of Myanmar: filling MCH gaps

• Main Authors: Sangay Wangmo (Author), Rapeepong Suphanchaimat (Author), Wai Mar Mar Htun (Author), Tin Tun Aung (Author), Chiraporn Khitdee (Author), Walaiporn Patcharanarumol (Author), Pe Thet Htoon (Author), Viroj Tangcharoensathien (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Auxiliary Midwives (AMWs) are community health volunteers supporting the work of midwives, especially maternal and child health services in hard to-reach areas in Myanmar. This paper assessed the contributions of AMW to maternal and child health services, factors influencing thei...