Published in Reprod Health on September 19, 2014
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Audit of a new model of birth care for women with low risk pregnancies in South Africa: the primary care onsite midwife-led birth unit (OMBU). BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2014) 0.78
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Respectful maternity care in Ethiopian public health facilities. Reprod Health (2017) 0.75
The influence of distance and quality of care on place of delivery in rural Ghana. Sci Rep (2016) 0.75
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"Is the doctor God to punish me?!" An intersectional examination of disrespectful and abusive care during childbirth against single mothers in Tunisia. Reprod Health (2017) 0.75
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Community participation for transformative action on women's, children's and adolescents' health. Bull World Health Organ (2016) 0.75
Development of a tool to measure person-centered maternity care in developing settings: validation in a rural and urban Kenyan population. Reprod Health (2017) 0.75
Methods used in prevalence studies of disrespect and abuse during facility based childbirth: lessons learned. Reprod Health (2017) 0.75
Factors Influencing the Choice of Child Delivery Location among Women Attending Antenatal Care Services and Immunization Clinic in Southeastern Nigeria. Int J MCH AIDS (2017) 0.75
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'A normal delivery takes place at home': a qualitative study of the location of childbirth in rural Ethiopia. Matern Child Health J (2013) 1.17
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Accelerating science-driven solutions to challenges in global reproductive health: a new framework for moving forward. Obstet Gynecol (2011) 1.39
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Alternative versus standard packages of antenatal care for low-risk pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2015) 0.76
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Misoprostol use in the community to reduce maternal death. Lancet (2010) 0.75
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Paracetamol/acetaminophen (single administration) for perineal pain in the early postpartum period. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 0.75
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