A comparative assessment of the awareness of danger signs and practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women attending rural and urban general hospitals in Lagos State

A comparative assessment of the awareness of danger signs and practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women attending rural and urban general hospitals in Lagos State

Background: Nigeria still experiences a high burden of unsafe motherhood. The knowledge of obstetric danger signs and the effective application of the principles of birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPACR) have the potential to significantly reduce the high maternal and perinatal morbid...

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Main Authors: Babatope Oni, Oluwakemi Ololade Odukoya, Adeyemi Adebola Okunowo, Omobola Y Ojo, Yetunde O Abatan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Sahel Medical Journal
Subjects:
Birth preparedness and complication readiness
danger signs
pregnancy
Online Access:http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2016;volume=19;issue=4;spage=206;epage=214;aulast=Oni

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http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2016;volume=19;issue=4;spage=206;epage=214;aulast=Oni

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