“Once the delivery is done, they have finished”: a qualitative study of perspectives on postnatal care referrals by traditional birth attendants in Ebonyi state, Nigeria

Abstract Background While 79% of Nigerian mothers who deliver in facilities receive postnatal care within 48 h of delivery, this is only true for 16% of mothers who deliver outside facilities. Most maternal deaths can be prevented with access to timely and competent health care. Thus, the World Heal...

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Published in:	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Main Authors:	Adanna Chukwuma, Chinyere Mbachu, Jessica Cohen, Thomas Bossert, Margaret McConnell
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2017-12-01
Subjects:	Postnatal Traditional birth attendant Maternal health Nigeria Referral
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-017-1616-x