May 30, 2018Open Access

Birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women admitted in a rural hospital in Rwanda

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Knowledge of obstetric danger signs was suboptimal and birth preparedness low. We recommend review of practices regarding health promotion in antenatal care, taking care not to exclude multiparous women from messages related to birth preparedness, and do promote use of community health workers to enhance effectiveness of BP/CR.

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