Understanding the implementation of maternity waiting homes in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative thematic synthesis

• Main Authors: Loveday Penn-Kekana (Author), Shreya Pereira (Author), Julia Hussein (Author), Hannah Bontogon (Author), Matthew Chersich (Author), Stephen Munjanja (Author), Anayda Portela (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) are accommodations located near a health facility where women can stay towards the end of pregnancy and/or after birth to enable timely access to essential childbirth care or care for complications. Although MWHs have been implemented for over four...