The impact and cost of scaling up midwifery and obstetrics in 58 low- and middle-income countries.

BACKGROUND AND METHODS: To guide achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, we used the Lives Saved Tool to provide a novel simulation of potential maternal, fetal, and newborn lives and costs saved by scaling up midwifery and obstetrics services, including family planning, in 58 low- and midd...

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Main Authors: Linda Bartlett, Eva Weissman, Rehana Gubin, Rachel Patton-Molitors, Ingrid K Friberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4062394?pdf=render