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Whereas preceding discussion has focused primarily on home deliveries, this chapter will provide a consideration of the factors influencing women to select a national health service delivery rather than a home delivery. Social characteristics of patients and health service utilization patterns will be examined in the context of the Pehunko dispensary and the 32-bed maternity clinic of Kouande. In addition I will compare mortality and morbidity in home deliveries and clinic deliveries and consider related implications for selection of birth assistance.
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© 1982 D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland
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Sargent, C.F. (1982). Utilization of National Health Services for Maternity Care in the District of Kouande. In: The Cultural Context of Therapeutic Choice. Culture, Illness, and Healing, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7740-2_9
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