Evaluation of a maternity waiting home and community education program in two districts of Malawi

• Main Authors: Kavita Singh (Author), Ilene S. Speizer (Author), Eunsoo Timothy Kim (Author), Clara Lemani (Author), Jennifer H. Tang (Author), Ann Phoya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The implementation of Maternity Waiting Homes (MWHs) is a strategy to bring vulnerable women close to a health facility towards the end of their pregnancies. To date, while MWHs are a popular strategy, there is limited evidence on the role that MWHs play in reaching women most in...