Is There Any Role for Community Involvement in the Community-Based Health Planning and Services Skilled Delivery Program in Rural Ghana?

In Ghana, between 1,400 and 3,900 women and girls die annually due to pregnancy related complications and an estimated two-thirds of these deaths occur in late pregnancy through to 48 hours after delivery. The Ghana Health Service piloted a strategy that involved training Community Health Officers (CHOs) as midwives to address the gap in skilled attendance in rural Upper East Region (UER). CHO-midwives collaborated with community members to provide skilled delivery services in rural areas. This paper presents findings from a study designed to assess the extent to which community residents and leaders participated in the skilled delivery program and the specific roles they played in its implementation and effectiveness.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Sakeah, Evelyn, McCloskey, Lois, Bernstein, Judith, Yeboah-Antwi, Kojo, Mills, Samuel, Doctor, Henry V.
Format:	Journal Article biblioteca
Language:	en_US
Published:	BioMed Central 2014-08-11
Subjects:	skilled birth attendance, community participation, community health workers, community-based service delivery,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23149
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