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Audit of a new model of birth care for women with low risk pregnancies in South Africa: the primary care onsite midwife-led birth unit (OMBU)

BACKGROUND: South Africa’s health system is based on the primary care model in which low-risk maternity care is provided at community health centres and clinics, and ‘high-risk’ care is provided at secondary/tertiary hospitals. This model has the disadvantage of delays in the management of unexpecte...

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Autores principales: Hofmeyr, George Justus, Mancotywa, Thozeka, Silwana-Kwadjo, Nomvula, Mgudlwa, Batembu, Lawrie, Theresa A, Gülmezoglu, Ahmet Metin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4296531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25528588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-014-0417-8