The potential of midwives providing primary obstetric care to reduce perinatal deaths in a rural region

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dc.contributor.authorTheron G.B.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:16:43Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:16:43Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractObjective: To determine the proportion of perinatal deaths that could be reduced by midwives providing primary obstetric services. Method: The study was conducted in a rural region of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The primary obstetric and final causes of perinatal deaths and avoidable factors related to these deaths were determined in a large town and two small towns. Results: In the three towns 52 (48.6%) of the 107 avoidable factors were related to medical care while 20 (38.5%) of these had the potential to be prevented at the level of care rendered by midwives. In the large town 21 (20.6%) of 102 and in the smaller towns 15 (24.6%) of 61 perinatal deaths had potential for intervention by midwives. Conclusion: The 22.1% of perinatal deaths potentially preventable by midwives presupposes complete patient cooperation within an optimally functioning health system. (C) 2000 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
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dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
dc.identifier.citation70
dc.identifier.citation3
dc.identifier.issn00207292
dc.identifier.other10.1016/S0020-7292(00)00287-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/13903
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectcause of death
dc.subjectcongenital malformation
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmidwife
dc.subjectperinatal care
dc.subjectperinatal mortality
dc.subjectpremature labor
dc.subjectprenatal care
dc.subjectprimary health care
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectrural health care
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMaternal Health Services
dc.subjectMaternal Mortality
dc.subjectMidwifery
dc.subjectPregnancy
dc.subjectPregnancy Complications
dc.subjectRural Population
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.titleThe potential of midwives providing primary obstetric care to reduce perinatal deaths in a rural region
dc.typeArticle
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