Barriers experienced by community midwives to provide basic emergency obstetric and newborn care in rural Pakistan

• Main Authors: Ramesh Kumar (Author), Vikram Mehraj (Author), Jamil Ahmed (Author), Shahzad Ali Khan (Author), Tariq Mehmood Ali (Author), Saima Batool (Author), Fozia Rashid (Author), Sathirakorn Pongpanich (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Considering the high maternal mortality rate, the government of Pakistan has deployed Community Midwives (CMWs) in rural areas of Pakistan. This relatively new cadre of community-based skilled birth attendants has previously reported to experience several challenges in providing...