What Support Systems do Women Caring for Preterm Infants at Home Require in Urban Ghana? A Qualitative Study.
Introduction: Caring for preterm infants and ensuring their survival beyond neonatal intensive care units remain a challenge in many low-income settings. While studies highlight the difficulties of caring for preterm infants at home, few have focused on the forms, sources, and accessibility to suppo...
| Publicado en: | Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 1239 - 1246 |
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Springer Nature
Jun2022
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