Training Midwives and Other Cadre of Health Workers Using a Solar-Charged Device in Ethiopia
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Ensuring the wellbeing of pregnant women and providing them with appropriate care and support for a good outcome has been acknowledged as one of the most important public health priorities of the health sector.[1,2] Even though a wide range of potential risk factors can result in maternal deaths, it has been identified that provision of skilled care during and after the birth of the child can save the lives of thousands of women and newborn child.[1,2]
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دوره 22 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017