Obstetric complications: does training traditional birth attendants make a difference?

Objective. To assess the effect that a training intervention for traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in Guatemala had on the detection of obstetric complications, the referral of patients with complications to the formal health care system, and, ultimately, those patients' utilization of essent...

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Main Authors: Patricia E. Bailey, José A. Szászdi, Lucinda Glover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2002-01-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892002000100003&lng=en&tlng=en