Childbirth care in Egypt: a repeat cross-sectional analysis using Demographic and Health Surveys between 1995 and 2014 examining use of care, provider mix and immediate postpartum care content

• Main Authors: Miguel Pugliese-Garcia (Author), Emma Radovich (Author), Oona M. R. Campbell (Author), Nevine Hassanein (Author), Karima Khalil (Author), Lenka Benova (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Egypt has achieved important reductions in maternal and neonatal mortality and experienced increases in the proportion of births attended by skilled professionals. However, substandard care has been highlighted as one of the avoidable causes behind persisting maternal deaths. Thi...