Safer childbirth: A rights-based approach

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-127

  Boama, Vincent ^a   Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human rights; Maternal mortality; Reproductive rights; Safer childbirth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 67650232954     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.023     Document Type: Article

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