Pregnancy outcomes in facility deliveries in Kenya and Uganda: A large cross-sectional analysis of maternity registers illuminating opportunities for mortality prevention.
INTRODUCTION:As facility-based deliveries increase globally, maternity registers offer a promising way of documenting pregnancy outcomes and understanding opportunities for perinatal mortality prevention. This study aims to contribute to global quality improvement efforts by characterizing facility-...
Main Authors: | Peter Waiswa, Brennan V Higgins, Paul Mubiri, Leah Kirumbi, Elizabeth Butrick, Rikita Merai, Nancy L Sloan, Dilys Walker, Preterm Birth Initiative Kenya & Uganda Implementation Research Collaborative |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233845 |
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