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Provision of emergency obstetric care at secondary level in a conflict setting in a rural area of Afghanistan - is the hospital fulfilling its role? | Journal Article / Research | MSF Science Portal
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Provision of emergency obstetric care at secondary level in a conflict setting in a rural area of Afghanistan - is the hospital fulfilling its role?

Lagrou D, Zachariah R, Bissel K, Van Overloop C, Nasim M, Wagma HN, Kakar S, Caluwaerts S, de Plecker E, Fricke R, Van Den Berg R
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Abstract
Provision of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) reduces maternal mortality and should include three components: Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (BEmONC) offered at primary care level, Comprehensive EmONC (CEmONC) at secondary level and a good referral system in-between. In a conflict-affected province of Afghanistan (Khost), we assessed the performance of an Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) run CEmONC hospital without a primary care and referral system. Performance was assessed in terms of hospital utilisation for obstetric emergencies and quality of obstetric care.

Countries

Afghanistan

Subject Area

women's health

Languages

English
DOI
10.1186/s13031-018-0137-1
Published Date
22 Jan 2018
PubMed ID
29387145
Journal
Conflict and Health
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 12, Issue 1
Issue Date
2018-01-22
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