Albert Manasyan, Sarah Saleem, Marion Koso-Thomas, Fernando Althabe, Omrana Pasha, Elwyn Chomba, Shivaprasad S Goudar, Archana Patel, Fabian Esamai, Ana Garces, Bhala Kodkany, Jose Belizan, Elizabeth M McClure, Richard J Derman, Patricia Hibberd, Edward A Liechty, K Michael Hambidge, Waldemar A Carlo, Pierre Buekens, Janet Moore, Linda L Wright, Robert L Goldenberg
OBJECTIVE: To describe the staffing and availability of medical equipment and medications and the performance of procedures at health facilities providing maternal and neonatal care at African, Asian, and Latin American sites participating in a multicenter trial to improve emergency obstetric/neonatal care in communities with high maternal and perinatal mortality. STUDY DESIGN: In 2009, prior to intervention, we surveyed 136 hospitals and 228 clinics in 7 sites in Africa, Asia, and Latin America regarding staffing, availability of equipment/medications, and procedures including cesarean section...
October 2013: American Journal of Perinatology