Factors influencing referrals for ultrasound-diagnosed complications during prenatal care in five low and middle income countries

• Main Authors: Holly L. Franklin (Author), Waseem Mirza (Author), David L. Swanson (Author), Jamie E. Newman (Author), Robert L. Goldenberg (Author), David Muyodi (Author), Lester Figueroa (Author), Robert O. Nathan (Author), Jonathan O. Swanson (Author), Nicole Goldsmith (Author), Nancy Kanaiza (Author), Farnaz Naqvi (Author), Irma Sayury Pineda (Author), Walter López-Gomez (Author), Dorothy Hamsumonde (Author), Victor Lokomba Bolamba (Author), Elizabeth V. Fogleman (Author), Sarah Saleem (Author), Fabian Esamai (Author), Edward A. Liechty (Author), Ana L. Garces (Author), Nancy F. Krebs (Author), K. Michael Hambidge (Author), Elwyn Chomba (Author), Musaku Mwenechanya (Author), Waldemar A. Carlo (Author), Antoinette Tshefu (Author), Adrien Lokangaka (Author), Carl L. Bose (Author), Marion Koso-Thomas (Author), Menachem Miodovnik (Author), Elizabeth M. McClure (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Ultrasound during antenatal care (ANC) is proposed as a strategy for increasing hospital deliveries for complicated pregnancies and improving maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes. The First Look study was a cluster-randomized trial conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo,...