Quality of basic maternal care functions in health facilities of five African countries: an analysis of national health system surveys

• Main Authors: Dr. Margaret E Kruk, MD (Author), Hannah H Leslie, PhD (Author), Stéphane Verguet, PhD (Author), Godfrey M Mbaruku, MD (Author), Richard M K Adanu, MBChB (Author), Ana Langer, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Global efforts to increase births at health-care facilities might not reduce maternal or newborn mortality if quality of care is insufficient. However, little systematic evidence exists for the quality at health facilities caring for women and newborn babies in low-income countries. We a...