An historical overview of the first two decades of striving towards Safe Motherhood

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-14

  Maclean, Gaynor D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Midwifery Tutor Programme   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Human rights; Millennium Development Goals; Safe Motherhood; Skilled attendance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN CARE; OBSTETRIC CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 77949410420     PISSN: 18775756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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