Obstetric care in rural critical access hospitals: A domestic application of the World Health Organization Emergency Obstetric Care framework in rural communities
Significant work must be done to bring CAHs up to a level of readiness where they can safely and effectively screen, stabilize, and transfer or accept an obstetric emergency. The WHO EmOC framework can provide a starting point for assessing the capacity of hospitals without obstetric units, but a standardized assessment, such as LOCATe, should be developed to improve readiness for obstetric emergencies.
Authors
- Annie Glover (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6073-5760)
- Carly Holman
- Megan R. Sapp Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7850-9047)
- Diane Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6690-960X)
Institutions
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- The International Heart Institute of Montana (US)
- University of Montana (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rural Health
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.70037
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Health Resources and Services Administration