Implementing community-based perinatal care: results from a pilot study in rural Pakistan

• Main Authors: Zulfiqar A Bhutta (Author), Zahid A Memon (Author), Sajid Soofi (Author), Muhammad Suhail Salat (Author), Simon Cousens (Author), Jose Martines (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: This pilot study investigated the feasibility of delivering a package of community-based interventions for improving perinatal care using lady health workers (LHWs) and traditional birth attendants (Dais) in rural Pakistan. METHODS: The intervention was implemented in four of eight villag...