Planning for Maternity Waiting Home Bed Capacity: Lessons from Rural Zambia

• Main Authors: Taryn Vian (Author), Jeanette L. Kaiser (Author), Thandiwe Ngoma (Author), Allison Juntunen (Author), Kaluba K. Mataka (Author), Misheck Bwalya (Author), Viviane I. R. Sakanga (Author), Peter C. Rockers (Author), Davidson H. Hamer (Author), Godfrey Biemba (Author), Nancy A. Scott (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Maternity waiting homes (MWH) allow pregnant women to stay in a residential facility close to a health center while awaiting delivery. This approach can improve health outcomes for women and children. Health planners need to consider many factors in deciding the number of beds needed for...