Title:
Home birth and barriers to referring women with obstetric complications to hospitals : a mixed-methods study in Zahedan, southeastern Iran
Authors:
Ghazi Tabatabaie, Mahmoud and Moudi, Zahra and Vedadhir, AbouAli
Place:
[London]
Publisher:
BioMed central
Year:
2012
Journal:
Reproductive health
Volume:
vol. 9, no. 5
PAGE:
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Subject:
Maternal Health – Lessons Learned
Keywords:
hospitals, reproductive health, obstetrics, maternal health services, maternal mortality, iran
Abstract:
One factor that contributes to high maternal mortality in developing countries is the delayed use of Emergency Obstetric-Care facilities. The objective of this study was to determine the factors that hinder midwives and parturient women from using hospitals when complications occur.
URL:
http://www.reproductive-health-journal.com/content/pdf/1742-4755-9-5.pdf
Document type:
E-article