Barriers to access and utilization of emergency obstetric care at health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa—a systematic review protocol

Abstract Background Nearly 15% of all pregnancies end in fatal perinatal obstetric complications including bleeding, infections, hypertension, obstructed labor, and complications of abortion. Between 1990 and 2015, an estimated 10.7 million women died due to obstetric complications. Almost all of th...

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Main Authors: Ayele Geleto, Catherine Chojenta, Abdulbasit Mussa, Deborah Loxton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-018-0720-y