Narratives on why pregnant women delay seeking maternal health care during delivery and obstetric complications in rural Ghana
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Title
Narratives on why pregnant women delay seeking maternal health care during delivery and obstetric complications in rural Ghana
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Keywords
Maternal healthcare, Barriers, Cultural beliefs, Traditional norms, Ghana
Journal
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages -
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Online
2019-07-23
DOI
10.1186/s12884-019-2414-4
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