An Intervention Involving Traditional Birth Attendants and Perinatal and Maternal Mortality in Pakistan
Open Access
- 19 May 2005
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 352 (20), 2091-2099
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsa042830
Abstract
There are approximately 4 million neonatal deaths and half a million maternal deaths worldwide each year. There is limited evidence from clinical trials to guide the development of effective maternity services in developing countries.Keywords
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