The effect of providing skilled birth attendance and emergency obstetric care in preventing stillbirths

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Of the global burden of 2.6 million stillbirths, around 1.2 million occur during labour i.e. are intrapartum deaths. In low-/middle-income countries, a significant proportion of women give birth at home, usually in the absence of a s...

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Main Authors: Lawn Joy E, Imdad Aamer, Ali Mohammad Usman, Ali Mahrukh Ayesha, Yakoob Mohammad Yawar, Van Den Broek Nynke, Bhutta Zulfiqar A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/S3/S7