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Title: Assessment of antenatal and obstetric care services in a rural district of Nepal

Assessment of antenatal and obstetric care services in a rural district of Nepal

by Maureen Dar Iang (Author)
©1999 Thesis XXII, 162 Pages
Science, Society & Culture
Series: Medizin in Entwicklungsländern, Volume 45

Summary

This text provides a thorough analysis of maternity services in Nepal. The following issues are highlighted: Low acceptance and use of antenatal care; risk approach and screening; reasons and extent of use of hospital-based obstetric care; quality of care and health worker - client interaction. This is complemented by a community-based study, addressing the community, perception of pregnancy-related problems, choice of care-giver and the communities' assessment of modern maternity services.

Details

Pages
XXII, 162
Year
1999
ISBN (Softcover)
9783631347188
Language
English
Published
Frankfurt/M., Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Wien, 1999. XXII, 162 pp., num. tab. and graf.

Biographical notes

Maureen Dar Iang (Author)

The Author: Maureen Dar Iang studied medicine at Yangoon University, Myanmar, and worked as medical officer in a rural hospital. After postgraduate education in community health and health management she acquired a Master of Science degree in 1996. 1997 she took the degree of a doctor in medicine at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Presently she works as a medical officer in a rural hospital in Nepal.

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