Emergency obstetric and newborn care signal functions in public and private facilities in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Signal functions for emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) are the major interventions for averting maternal and neonatal mortalities. Readiness of the facilities is essential to provide all the basic and comprehensive signal functions for EmONC to ensure emergency services from the designated facilities. The study assessed population coverage and availability of EmONC services in public and private facilities in Bangladesh.

Methods

An assessment was conducted in all the public and private facilities providing obstetric care in to in-patients 24 districts. Data were collected on the performance of signal functions for EmONC from the study facilities in the last three months prior to the date of assessment. Trained data-collectors interviewed the facility ma

SUBMITTER: Roy L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5665531 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature