title: FIGO Save the Mothers Initiative: the Central America and USA collaboration.
abstract: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Central American Federation of Associations and Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FECASOG), as a part of the FIGO Save the Mothers Initiative, undertook a pilot project to improve provision of basic emergency obstetric care in selected departments in four Central American countries. This article describes the process of the development and implementation of the project. Preliminary results suggest that the capacity to provide this care has been improved by the training of healthcare personnel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA. bcuret@unm.edu
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Curet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foster-Rosales
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hale
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kestler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Altamirano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jarquin
mesh_terms: D002489:Central America; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000458:organization & administration; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health