Facility-Based Assessment of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care in Vanga Health Zone, Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Health facilities in Vanga Health Zone show inadequacies in all quality domains assessed and are unable to provide acceptable EmONC. We also present evidence of unsafe practices risking patient harm.

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Wellcome Open Research
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2026-01-02
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https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.25137.1
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Global Maternal and Child Health
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Facility-Based Assessment of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care in Vanga Health Zone, Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Kieran Desmond, Bill Musasa Sabwa, Mudji Junior, Mike English
Wellcome Open Research
Global Maternal and Child Health
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Facility-Based Assessment of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care in Vanga Health Zone, Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Kieran Desmond, Bill Musasa Sabwa, Mudji Junior, Mike English
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Abstract

Health facilities in Vanga Health Zone show inadequacies in all quality domains assessed and are unable to provide acceptable EmONC. We also present evidence of unsafe practices risking patient harm.

Wellcome Open ResearchVol. 11
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (GB), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE), University of Oxford (GB), National Institute of Biomedical Research (CD)
Openalex Percentile: Top 99%
Global Maternal and Child Health
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