Effectiveness of community based safe motherhood promoters in improving the utilization of obstetric care. The case of Mtwara Rural District in Tanzania

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Tanzania, maternal mortality ratio remains unacceptably high at 578/100,000 live births. Despite a high coverage of antenatal care (96%), only 44% of deliveries take place within the formal health services. Still, "<it>...

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Main Authors: Jahn Albrecht, Mpembeni Rose, Mushi Declare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/10/14