Assessing the Regional and District capacity for Operationalizing Emergency Obstetric Care through First Referral Units in Gujarat
Published By: IIMA on eSS | Published Date: April, 01 , 2009Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) is crucial for preventing maternal deaths for which the policy has been to establish First Referral Units (FRUs). Twenty seven facilities from 6 districts from each administrative region of Gujarat were studied to understand the management of EmOC at regional, district and below the district levels. In all 7 district hospitals, 8FRUs, 4 community health centers (CHC) and 8 round the clock primary health centers (PHC) were selected. Observation checklists, semi-structured interviews with service providers were used to collect data.
Author(s): Dileep V Mavalankar, Raman Parvathy, Sharma Bharati, Mudita Upadhyaya | Posted on: Jun 03, 2009 | Views(1335) | Download (795)