Global maternal mortality: An unspeakable yet avoidable human tragedy

MedGenMed Medscape General Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Adashi, Eli Y ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DYSTOCIA; EDITORIAL; FAMILY PLANNING; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 59849121932     PISSN: 15310132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

References (4)

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2. Khan KS, Wojdyla D, Say L, Gülmezoglu AM, Van Look PF. WHO analysis of causes of maternal death: a systematic review. Lancet. 2006;367:1066-1074.
3. United Nations Millennium Development Goals Website. Available at: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/bkgd.shtml Accessed December 30, 2008.
4. United Nations. New York: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs; 2008. The Millennium Development Goals Report 2008. Available at: http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Resources/Static/Products/ Progress2008/MDG_Report_2008_En.pdf Accessed December 30, 2008.