Making motherhood safer: overcoming obstacles on the pathway to care.
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This booklet describes the current status of maternal health, gives an overview of efforts to address maternal morbidity and mortality at the international level, and suggests ways that governments can reduce maternal mortality.
Abstract
This booklet describes the current status of maternal health; gives an overview of efforts to address maternal morbidity (injuries sustained during pregnancy and childbirth) and mortality at the international level; suggests ways that governments can reduce maternal mortality; and highlights individual programs that are working to overcome the obstacles to maternal survival. The focus is on success as illustrated by stories of women whose lives were saved by innovative programs. (excerpt)