Skilled Birth Attendants: who is who? A descriptive study of definitions and roles from nine Sub Saharan African countries.

BACKGROUND: Availability of a Skilled Birth Attendant (SBA) during childbirth is a key indicator for MDG5 and a strategy for reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in Africa. There is limited information on how SBAs and their functions are defined. The aim of this study was to map the cadres of he...

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Main Authors: Adetoro Adegoke, Bettina Utz, Sia E Msuya, Nynke van den Broek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3393745?pdf=render