Exploring the pregnant women’s perspective of late booking of antenatal care services at Mbekweni Health Centre in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Exploring the pregnant women’s perspective of late booking of antenatal care services at Mbekweni Health Centre in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Background: Antenatal care (ANC) services are the gateway for integrated management of several conditions that adversely affect the mother and foetus. More stillbirths than neonatal deaths in South Africa are a reflection of poor quality ANC services. Aim: The primary aim of this study was to ex...

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Main Authors:	Ramprakash Kaswa, George F.D. Rupesinghe, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 2018-07-01
Series:	African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Subjects:	ANC late booking stillbirth foetus gestational age
Online Access:	https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1300

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