Referral chain of patients with obstetric emergency from primary care to tertiary care: A gap analysis

Background: The referral system plays a crucial role in antenatal care and childbearing by providing access to emergency obstetric care. Excess referral from primary care and bypassing secondary levels of care leads to overcrowding of high risk and normal mothers in tertiary centers. Hence, this stu...

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Main Authors: P Prathiba, R Niranjjan, Dilip Kumar Maurya, Subitha Lakshminarayanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=1;spage=347;epage=353;aulast=Prathiba