International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 213

Full Length Research Paper

Partograph use among skilled birth attendants in selected counties, Western Kenya

Doris Kibiwott
  • Doris Kibiwott
  • School of Nursing, Kabarak University, Kabarak, Kenya. 2Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Moi University, Kenya.
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Anne Mwangi
  • Anne Mwangi
  • Department of Behavioural Science, School of Medicine, Moi University, Kenya.
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Simon Kang’ethe
  • Simon Kang’ethe
  • Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Moi University, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 12 February 2021
  •  Accepted: 06 July 2021
  •  Published: 31 August 2021

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