Making motherhood safe in developing countries

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 356, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1395-1397

  Rosenfield, Allan ^a   Min, Caroline J ^a   Freedman, Lynn P ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDBIRTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; LABOR COMPLICATION; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RISK FACTOR;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RISK FACTORS; VESICOVAGINAL FISTULA;

EID: 34047258472     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp078026     Document Type: Article

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