Improving Maternal Healthcare Access and Neonatal Survival through a Birthing Home Model in Rural Haiti

High neonatal mortality in Haiti is sustained by limited access to essential maternity services, particularly for Haiti’s rural population. We investigated the feasibility of a rural birthing home model to provide basic prenatal, delivery, and neonatal services for women with uncomplicated pregnanci...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Wickstrom, Cindy Obenhaus, Denise Fryzelka, Stan Shaffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Social Medicine Publication Group 2007-10-01
Series:Social Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.socialmedicine.info/index.php/socialmedicine/article/view/129