Emergency obstetric care in a rural hospital: On-call specialists can manage C-sections

Emergency obstetric care in a rural hospital: On-call specialists can manage C-sections

Background: Institutional birth and Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) are important strategies of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). While the Community Health Center (CHC) is expected to serve EmOC needs in NRHM, the CHCs are hamstrung due to chronic shortage of specialist doctors. Alternative...

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Main Authors: Shyam V Ashtekar, Madhav B Kulkarni, Ratna S Ashtekar, Vaishali S Sadavarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Subjects:
Abortion
community health center
C-section
emergency obstetric care
Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2012;volume=37;issue=3;spage=180;epage=184;aulast=Ashtekar

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