Length of stay and determinants of early discharge after facility-based childbirth in Cameroon: analysis of the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey

• Main Authors: Jovanny Tsuala Fouogue (Author), Aline Semaan (Author), Tom Smekens (Author), Louise-Tina Day (Author), Veronique Filippi (Author), Matsui Mitsuaki (Author), Florent Ymele Fouelifack (Author), Bruno Kenfack (Author), Jeanne Hortence Fouedjio (Author), Thérèse Delvaux (Author), Lenka Beňová (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A minimum length of stay following facility birth is a prerequisite for women and newborns to receive the recommended monitoring and package of postnatal care. The first postnatal care guidelines in Cameroon were issued in 1998 but adherence to minimum length of stay has not been...