The salt between the beans: a qualitative study of the role of auxiliary midwives in a hard-to-reach area of Myanmar

Abstract Background Auxiliary Midwives (AMWs) are unpaid volunteer health workers assisting qualified paid midwives in maternal and child health care mainly in hard-to-reach areas of Myanmar. This paper describes the relationship between AMWs and the health system in providing maternal and child ser...

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Main Authors: Kyu Kyu Than, Stanley Luchters, Khaing Nwe Tin, Thazin La, James Beeson, Alison Morgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-3958-8