Maternal Mortality and Maternity Care from 1990 to 2005: Uneven but Important Gains

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 15, Issue 30, 2007, Pages 17-27

  Shah, Iqbal H ^a   Say, Lale ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

antenatal care; contraceptive prevalence; emergency obstetric care; maternal mortality; post partum care; skilled birth attendance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTRACEPTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 35148897222     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(07)30339-X     Document Type: Article

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