Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Choudhury Nuzhat (Author), Moran Allisyn C (Author), Alam M Ashraful (Author), Ahsan Karar (Author), Rashid Sabina F (Author), Streatfield Peter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Worldwide urbanization has become a crucial issue in recent years. Bangladesh, one of the poorest and most densely-populated countries in the world, has been facing rapid urbanization. In urban areas, maternal indicators are generall...