Title: Local health workers' perceptions of substandard care in the management of obstetric hemorrhage in rural Malawi

Authors: Beltman, Jogchum Jan

Place: [London]

Publisher: BioMed central

Year: 2013

Journal: BMC Pregnancy and childbirth

Volume: vol. 13, no. 39

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Subject: Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Keywords: health personnel, maternal health services, midwives, rural areas, malawi

Abstract: Factors contributing to facility-based obstetric hemorrhage mentioned by participants were: limited availability of basic supplies, lack of human resources, inadequate clinical skills of health workers and substandard referrals by traditional birth attendants and lack of self-referrals of patients.

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Document type: E-article