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| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
02756cam a2200289 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9241561505 |
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(Sirsi) 9241561505 |
| 060 ## - NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
WQ 160 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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920724s1992 1 0 eng |
| 242 10 - TRANSLATION OF TITLE BY CATALOGING AGENCY |
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| Title |
Accoucheuses traditionnelles : |
| Remainder of title |
dčlaration conjointe OMS/FNUAP/UNICEF |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Traditional birth attendants : |
| Remainder of title |
a joint WHO/UNFPA/UNICEF statement. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Geneva : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
World Health Organization, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1992. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
18 p. |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Re-examines the role that traditional birth attendants can be expected to play in efforts to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. Addressed to policy-makers and planners, the booklet aims to encourage realistic decisions based on a firm understanding of what TBAs can and cannot do and the extent to which their strengths and limitations might be affected by training programmes. Throughout, the use of traditional birth attendants is regarded as an interim solution in pursuit of the greater goal of giving all women and children access to acceptable, professional, modern health care. The opening sections clarify the actual and potential role of TBAs in maternal and child health and family planning. Against this background, other sections offer practical advice that can help decision-makers select the best options for implementing or strengthening TBA programmes. An explanation of the goals and objectives of TBA programmes is followed by an outline of 12 steps which can be initiated in order to implement a programme with the greatest chance of achieving its objectives. Of particular practical value is a section explaining nine issues - whether concerning licensing and certification or the risk of HIV transmission - that invariably emerge when decisions about a particular programme are made. The remaining sections alert readers to the limitations of TBA training programmes, including their inability, when used as a single approach, to improve maternal and child health care, and discuss the future role of trained and supervised TBAs within the context of the drive to give women access to modern health care and the services of a professional midwife or physician. Despite the importance of this ultimate goal, the booklet concludes that there will always be a need to keep what is best in TBA care: the sense of caring, the human approach, and the response to cultural and spiritual needs. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
eng fre spa. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
hin swa. |
| 550 ## - ISSUING BODY NOTE |
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| Issuing body note |
WHODOC |
| 561 ## - OWNERSHIP AND CUSTODIAL HISTORY |
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| History |
WHO monograph |
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4 |
| 650 02 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Midwifery. |
| 690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN) |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Nursing and Midwifery. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
World Health Organization. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
UNICEF. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
United Nations Population Fund. |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://apps.who.int/iris/">https://apps.who.int/iris/</a> |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
NLM Classification Scheme |
| Koha item type |
Books |
