Are skilled birth attendants really skilled? A measurement method, some disturbing results and a potential way forward

Are skilled birth attendants really skilled? A measurement method, some disturbing results and a potential way forward

OBJECTIVE: Delivery by a skilled birth attendant (SBA) serves as an indicator of progress towards reducing maternal mortality worldwide - the fifth Millennium Development Goal. Though WHO tracks the proportion of women delivered by SBAs, we know little about their competence to manage common life-th...

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Main Authors: Steven A Harvey, Yudy Carla Wong Blandón, Affette McCaw-Binns, Ivette Sandino, Luis Urbina, César Rodríguez, Ivonne Gómez, Patricio Ayabaca, Sabou Djibrina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862007001000015&lng=en&tlng=en

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