Rights to safe motherhood and newborn health: Ethical issues

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 110-111

  Milliez, Jacques ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

Ethics; Newborn health; Safe motherhood; Women's rights

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDBIRTH; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL CARE; MORALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 67650263420     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.019     Document Type: Article

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