New and underutilised technologies to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity: What progress have we made since Bellagio 2003?

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-256

  Tsu, V D ^a   Coffey, P S ^a  

^a PATH   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Maternal morbidity and mortality; Technologies

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHOTREXATE; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PLACENTAL GROWTH FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVICE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECLAMPSIA; FISTULA; HUMAN; LABOR INHIBITION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBSTRUCTED LABOUR; PARTOGRAPH; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TISSUE REPAIR; ULTRASOUND; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 57449086562     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.02046.x     Document Type: Review

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