Including ultrasound scans in antenatal care in low-resource settings: Considering the complementarity of obstetric ultrasound screening and maternity waiting homes in strengthening referral systems in low-resource, rural settings

Recent World Health Organization (WHO) antenatal care recommendations include an ultrasound scan as a part of routine antenatal care. The First Look Study, referenced in the WHO recommendation, subsequently shows that the routine use of ultrasound during antenatal care in rural, low-income settings...

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Published in:	Seminars in perinatology Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 273 - 281
Main Authors:	Swanson, David L., Franklin, Holly L., Swanson, Jonathan O., Goldenberg, Robert L., McClure, Elizabeth M., Mirza, Waseem, Muyodi, David, Figueroa, Lester, Goldsmith, Nicole, Kanaiza, Nancy, Naqvi, Farnaz, Pineda, Irma Sayury, López-Gomez, Walter, Hamsumonde, Dorothy, Bolamba, Victor Lokomba, Newman, Jamie E., Fogleman, Elizabeth V., Saleem, Sarah, Esamai, Fabian, Bucher, Sherri, Liechty, Edward A., Garces, Ana L., Krebs, Nancy F., Hambidge, K. Michael, Chomba, Elwyn, Bauserman, Melissa, Mwenechanya, Musaku, Carlo, Waldemar A., Tshefu, Antoinette, Lokangaka, Adrien, Bose, Carl L., Nathan, Robert O.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-08-2019 W.B. Saunders
Subjects:	Adult Continuity of Patient Care Continuum of care Delivery of Health Care Developing Countries - statistics & numerical data Female Health Care Surveys Humans Maternal Health Services - organization & administration Maternal Health Services - statistics & numerical data Maternity waiting home Midwifery Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications Pregnancy risk screening Prenatal Care - organization & administration Prenatal Care - standards Referral and Consultation Referral systems Rural Population Task shifting Ultrasonography, Prenatal - statistics & numerical data Continuum of care Midwifery Task shifting Pregnancy risk screening Referral systems Maternity waiting home
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