Caring for Pregnant Women with Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Qualitative Study of Health Service Provider Perspectives

• Main Authors: Geraldine Vaughan (Author), Angela Dawson (Author), Michael Peek (Author), Jonathan Carapetis (Author), Vicki Wade (Author), Elizabeth Sullivan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) persists in low-middle-income countries and in high-income countries where there are health inequities. RHD in pregnancy (RHD-P) is associated with poorer maternal and perinatal outcomes. Our study examines models of care for women with RHD-P from the perspe...