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FIGO Save the Mothers Initiative: the Central America and USA collaboration
Author(s) -
Curet L.B.,
FosterRosales A.,
Hale R.,
Kestler E.,
Medina C.,
Altamirano L.,
Reyes C.,
Jarquin D.
Publication year - 2003
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/s0020-7292(02)00411-3
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , obstetrics and gynaecology , nursing , family medicine , pregnancy , economic growth , genetics , economics , biology
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Central American Federation of Associations and Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FECASOG), as a part of the FIGO Save the Mothers Initiative, undertook a pilot project to improve provision of basic emergency obstetric care in selected departments in four Central American countries. This article describes the process of the development and implementation of the project. Preliminary results suggest that the capacity to provide this care has been improved by the training of healthcare personnel.