Medical Practice and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Med. Pract. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2596
  • DOI: 10.5897/MPR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 44

Full Length Research Paper

Maternity waiting homes and skilled delivery in Ethiopia: Review of strategy and implementation to drive sustainable development goals

Bayu Begashaw Bekele
  • Bayu Begashaw Bekele
  • Public Health Department, College of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan -Aman, Ethiopia.
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Aline Umubyeyi
  • Aline Umubyeyi
  • School of Public Health, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
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  •  Received: 23 September 2017
  •  Accepted: 13 February 2018
  •  Published: 30 April 2018

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