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Birthing Centers Staffed by Skilled Birth Attendants: Can They Be Effective … at Scale?

Peripheral-level birthing centers may be appropriate and effective in some circumstances if crucial systems requirements can be met. But promising models don’t necessarily scale well, so policy makers and program managers need to consider what requirements can and cannot be met feasibly at scale. Ap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Global Health: Science and Practice 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4807742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27016537
http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00063
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Sumario:Peripheral-level birthing centers may be appropriate and effective in some circumstances if crucial systems requirements can be met. But promising models don’t necessarily scale well, so policy makers and program managers need to consider what requirements can and cannot be met feasibly at scale. Apparently successful components of the birthing center model, such as engagement of traditional birth attendants and use of frontline staff who speak the local language, appear conducive to use in other similar settings.