A two-level ultrasonographic service in a maternity care unit of a rural district hospital in Tanzania.
Ultrasonography has been shown to improve obstetric management in sub-Saharan Africa. This study demonstrates that basic ultrasonography can be performed by midwives and that a two-level ultrasonographic service in the maternity care unit of a rural sub-Saharan district hospital is feasible.
Stein
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, D-37075 Goettingen, Germany. werner.stein@med.uni-goettingen.de
Katunda
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Butoto
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D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012423:Rural Health; D013636:Tanzania; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*