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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139471203321

Titolo

Monitoring emergency obstetric care : a handbook

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, Switzerland, : World Health Organization, c2009

ISBN

1-282-45617-2

9786612456176

92-4-068417-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BaileyPatsy

LobisSamantha

FortneyJ. A <1938-> (Judith A.)

MaineDeborah

Disciplina

618.2025

618.3

Soggetti

Obstetrical emergencies

Emergency medical services - Quality control

Maternal health services - Quality control

Health services accessibility

Health status indicators

Mothers - Mortality - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The handbook is based on the publication Guidelines for monitoring the availability and use of obstetric services (1997)."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-59).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Executive summary; 1. Introduction; 2. Indicators for EmOC; 3. Collecting data for the indicators; References; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C

Sommario/riassunto

This handbook is an update of an earlier publication on monitoring the availability and use of obstetric services issued by UNICEF WHO and UNFPA in 1997. The indicators defined within the publication have been used by ministries of health, international agencies and program managers in over 50 countries around the world. This revision incorporates changes based on monitoring and assessment conducted worldwide and the emerging evidence on the topic over the years and



has been agreed by an international panel of experts. It includes two new indicators and an additional signal function with updat