Improved maternal-fetal outcomes among emergency obstetric referrals following phone call communication at a teaching hospital in south western Uganda: a quasi-experimental study

• Main Authors: Hamson Kanyesigye (Author), Jerome Kabakyenga (Author), Edgar Mulogo (Author), Yarine Fajardo (Author), Daniel Atwine (Author), Noni E. MacDonald (Author), Robert Bortolussi (Author), Richard Migisha (Author), Joseph Ngonzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Emergency obstetric referrals develop adverse maternal-fetal outcomes partly due to delays in offering appropriate care at referral hospitals especially in resource limited settings. Referral hospitals do not get prior communication of incoming referrals leading to inadequate pre...