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    Improving access to skilled attendance at delivery: executive summary

    Nabudere, Harriet; Asiimwe, Delius; Amandua, Jacinto.
    Uganda´s maternal mortality has moderately declined from 670 per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 430 per 100,000 live births in 2008. This annual decline of 13 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births is unlikely to achieve the MDG target of 168 per 100,000 live births by 2015. The proportion of pregnant ...
    Maternal-Child Health Centers/organization & administration, Maternal Health, Mortality, Midwifery/methods, Pregnant Women, Uganda

    Prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in rural Ethiopia

    Hadis, Mamuye; Woyessa, Adugna.
    The Problem: Lack of access to uterotonics to prevent PPH in rural Ethiopia - Ethiopia?s maternal mortality rate is among the highest in the world with 470 deaths per 100,000 live births. Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) remains to be the leading cause of maternal mortality in developing countries like Ethiop...
    Community Health Workers/organization & administration, Ethiopia, Maternal Mortality, Midwifery/methods, Misoprostol/administration & dosage, Postpartum Hemorrhage/drug therapy, Postpartum Hemorrhage/prevention & control, Postpartum Hemorrhage/therapy, Oxytocics/administration & dosage
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