Maternal morbidity: Neglected dimension of safe motherhood in the developing world

Global Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 603-617

  Hardee, Karen ^a   Gay, Jill ^b   Blanc, Ann K ^c  

^a Palladium Group   (United States)

^b J Gay Associates   (United States)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Fistula; Maternal depression; Maternal morbidity; Uterine prolapse; Uterine rupture

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ANEMIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FISTULA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRON THERAPY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER; OBSTETRIC FISTULA; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REVIEW; UTERUS PROLAPSE; UTERUS RUPTURE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; LABOR; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866466424     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2012.668919     Document Type: Review

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