Neonatal near miss: a potentially useful approach to assess quality of newborn care.
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Reducing infant mortality and improving maternal health are the two of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDG) set by the international community to promote development worldwide. It is crucial to strengthen the health systems and improve the quality of care women and children receive, in particular during childbirth, to make progress in these goals. Valid and reliable tools are needed to routinely assess quality of care and provide improvements accordingly.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Jornal de pediatria
دوره 86 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010