Open AccessUtilization of maternity waiting homes: before, during, and after the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Bong County, Liberia
Author(s) -
Joseph E. Perosky,
Karina Z McLean,
Alphonso Kofa,
Aloysius Nyanplu,
Michelle L. MunroKramer,
Jody R. Lori
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1876-3413
pISSN - 1876-3405
DOI - 10.1093/inthealth/ihz039
Subject(s) - outbreak , medicine , ebola virus , environmental health , disease , health care , emergency medicine , pediatrics , family medicine , demography , medical emergency , virology , economics , economic growth , sociology
Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) are used to increase the number of women delivering at health care facilities. The first MWHs in Liberia were opened in 2012, prior to the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak.