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Table 5 Maternity unit workers' preferred strategies for averting maternal mortality

From: New paradigm old thinking: the case for emergency obstetric care in the prevention of maternal mortality in Nigeria

Reported Preferred Strategies

Doctors (n = 21)

Freq (%)

Nurses (n = 57)

Freq (%)

*CHEWs (n = 74)

Freq (%)

Total (n = 152)

Freq (%)

Strengthening routine ANC services

10 (47.6)

43 (75.4)

54 (73)

107 (70.4)

Improved referral and other support services

1 (4.8)

0 (0)

8 (10.8)

9 (5.9)

Access to **EmOC for all pregnant women

9 (42.9)

13 (22.8)

10 (13.5)

32 (21.1)

  1. *CHEWs = Community Health Extension Workers
  2. **EmOC = Emergency Obstetric Care