International maternity care monitoring: results of a pretest.
This report gives the preliminary results of a pretest cosponsored by the International Fertility Research Program and the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. It includes data on 33 116 deliveries in 20 maternity centers in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia. The findings are organized around four themes: (a) family formation and reproductive history, (b) family health, (c) management of this delivery and (d) desired family size and family planning practices.
D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa; D001208:Asia; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005060:Europe; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012098:Reproduction