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

• Egile Nagusiak: Geoffrey Babughirana (Egilea), Sanne Gerards (Egilea), Alex Mokori (Egilea), Elisha Nangosha (Egilea), Stef Kremers (Egilea), Jessica Gubbels (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...