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Life‐saving skills training for midwives: report on the Ghanaian experience
Author(s) -
Taylor J.E.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(92)90029-i
Subject(s) - medicine , economic shortage , training (meteorology) , nursing , life saving , rural area , medical education , medical emergency , government (linguistics) , linguistics , philosophy , physics , pathology , meteorology
The shortage of rural‐based physicians in Ghana has led to a decision to provide short term courses to rural midwives on the treatment of those obstetric conditions that are the main causes of maternal mortality. A description of this ongoing training is provided.