Program Note: Using UN process indicators to assess needs in emergency obstetric services: Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, and The Gambia
International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsPublished 8 February 2007
Vincent Fauveau, UNFPA-AMDD Working Group on Indicators
Citations18
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Too few obstetricians and other providers, lack of on‐the‐job training and supervision were among the challenges faced in these countries.
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Medical facilities able to provide emergency obstetric care were poorly distributed and often were unable to provide needed procedures. Too few obstetricians and other providers, lack of on-the-job training and supervision were among the challenges faced in these countries.
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