Herbal concoction usage before labor, mode of preparation, and association with child and maternal outcomes in urban Ghana: a concurrent mixed-method study

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies · Published 2026-07-28 · DOI 10.1186/s12906-026-05474-4

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Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah, Abigail Nkromah Asieduwaa, Martin Klu, Dorcas Sekyi, Andrew Nketsia Arthur, Richard Ofori

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2026

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Appiah, S., Asieduwaa, A., Klu, M., et al. (2026). Herbal concoction usage before labor, mode of preparation, and association with child and maternal outcomes in urban Ghana: a concurrent mixed-method study. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-026-05474-4

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