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The role of traditional birth attendants and problem of integration with health facilities in remote rural community of West Omo Zone 2021: exploratory qualitative study.

Aychew KassieAlemnew WaleDesalegn GirmaHailemariam AmsaluMastewal Yechale
Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2022)
Traditional birth attendants continued their roles despite the existing challenges. There was no integration between TBA and the formal health care system. The need for training traditional birth attendants has been emphasized by all study participants and its impact on reducing feto-maternal death was recognized by health care professionals. Therefore, the federal ministry of health should works better for the development of TBAs to scale up their skills across all regions in the country.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • gestational age
  • mental health
  • public health
  • birth weight
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • health information
  • south africa
  • risk assessment
  • human health
  • preterm birth
  • body mass index
  • health insurance