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Too few staff, too many patients: a qualitative study of the impact on obstetric care providers and...

Too few staff, too many patients: a qualitative study of the impact on obstetric care providers and...

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Too few staff, too many patients: a qualitative study of the impact on obstetric care providers and on quality of care in Malawi

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Too few staff, too many patients: a qualitative study of the impact on obstetric care providers and on quality of care in Malawi

Publisher

England: BioMed Central Ltd

Journal title

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2015-03, Vol.15 (1), p.65-65, Article 65

Language

English

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Shortages of staff have a significant and negative impact on maternal outcomes in low-income countries, but the impact on obstetric care providers in these contexts is less well documented. Despite the government of Malawi's efforts to increase the number of human resources for health, maternal mortality rates remain persistently high. Health worke...

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Full title

Too few staff, too many patients: a qualitative study of the impact on obstetric care providers and on quality of care in Malawi

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4377843

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4377843

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ISSN

1471-2393

E-ISSN

1471-2393

DOI

10.1186/s12884-015-0492-5

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