Maternal and newborn healthcare practices: assessment of the uptake of lifesaving services in Hoima District, Uganda

• Main Authors: Geoffrey Babughirana (Author), Sanne Gerards (Author), Alex Mokori (Author), Elisha Nangosha (Author), Stef Kremers (Author), Jessica Gubbels (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The current maternal mortality ratio in Uganda is 336 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Infant mortality is 43 deaths per 1000 live births, with 42% of the mortality occurring during the neonatal period. This might be related to a weak health system in the country. This st...