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Self-reported practices among traditional birth attendants surveyed in western Kenya: a descriptive study

BACKGROUND: The high rate of home deliveries conducted by unskilled birth attendants in resource-limited settings is an important global health issue because it is believed to be a significant contributing factor to maternal and newborn mortality. Given the large number of deliveries that are manage...

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Autores principales:	Bucher, Sherri, Konana, Olive, Liechty, Edward, Garces, Ana, Gisore, Peter, Marete, Irene, Tenge, Constance, Shipala, Evelyn, Wright, Linda, Esamai, Fabian
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2016
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4981994/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27514379 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-016-1007-8

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