mHealth intervention to improve the continuum of maternal and perinatal care in rural Guatemala: a pragmatic, randomized controlled feasibility trial

mHealth intervention to improve the continuum of maternal and perinatal care in rural Guatemala: a pragmatic, randomized controlled feasibility trial

Abstract Background/objective Guatemala’s indigenous Maya population has one of the highest perinatal and maternal mortality rates in Latin America. In this population most births are delivered at home by traditional birth attendants (TBAs), who have limited support and linkages to public hospitals....

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Main Authors: Boris Martinez, Enma Coyote Ixen, Rachel Hall-Clifford, Michel Juarez, Ann C. Miller, Aaron Francis, Camilo E. Valderrama, Lisa Stroux, Gari D. Clifford, Peter Rohloff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Reproductive Health
Subjects:
Barriers to care
Lay midwives
mHealth
Perinatal monitoring
Referral system
Guatemala
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-018-0554-z

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