A review of cultural influence on maternal mortality in the developing world

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 490-496

  Evans, Emily C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Culture; Maternal mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFERY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMEN;

EID: 84876732167     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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