Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3966849 | Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Medicine | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Pregnancy is a normal, healthy state that most women are desirous for at some point in their lives. Sadly, this life-affirming process carries serious risks of death and disability for both mother and offspring. Maternal mortality rates are especially high in resource poor countries, despite the fact that 80% of all maternal deaths are preventable. Although maternal mortality is slowly declining, the goal of reducing maternal deaths to a quarter of the 1990 levels, before 2015, remains a challenging target. To achieve this target, care providers, researchers and policy makers must not only identify the key barriers to accessing quality healthcare, but commit to making maternal health a priority.
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Authors
Charlotte Oyston, Christian F. Rueda-Clausen, Philip N. Baker,