Avoidable maternal deaths: Three ways to help now

Global Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 575-587

  Prata, N ^a   Graff, M ^a   Graves, A ^a   Potts, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal mortality; Misoprostol; Postpartum haemorrhage; Safe delivery; Vouchers

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ERGOMETRINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 70849094936     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690802184894     Document Type: Article

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