Improving obstetric care in low-resource settings: implementation of facility-based maternal death reviews in five pilot hospitals in Senegal

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In sub-Saharan Africa, maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity are major problems. Service availability and quality of care in health facilities are heterogeneous and most often inadequate. In resource-poor settings, the facil...

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Main Authors: Fournier Pierre, Tourigny Caroline, Dumont Alexandre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:Human Resources for Health
Online Access:http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/7/1/61