Original paper

Can community health officer-midwives effectively integrate skilled birth attendance in the community-based health planning and services program in rural Ghana?

Volume: 11, Issue: 1
Published: Dec 1, 2014
Abstract
The burden of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa is very high. In Ghana maternal mortality ratio was 380 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2013. Skilled birth attendance has been shown to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, yet in 2010 only 68 percent of mothers in Ghana gave birth with the assistance of skilled birth attendants. In 2005, the Ghana Health Service piloted a strategy that involved using the integrated Community-based...
Paper Details
Title
Can community health officer-midwives effectively integrate skilled birth attendance in the community-based health planning and services program in rural Ghana?
Published Date
Dec 1, 2014
Volume
11
Issue
1
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