Reducing Maternal Mortality
Subtitle: Learning from Bolivia, China, Egypt, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, and Zimbabwe (Health, Nutrition and Population Series)
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: March 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780821353929
Subjects: Development studies; Materno-fetal medicine; Public health & preventive medicine; Medical; Health Care Delivery; Medical / Nursing; Public Health; Bolivia; China; Egypt; Honduras; Indonesia; Jamaica; Zimbabwe; Development - Sustainable Development; Gynecology & Obstetrics; Health Policy; Developing countries; Maternal health services; Mortality; Mothers
First sentence: Nearly half of all maternal deaths in developing countries occur during labor or delivery, or in the immediate postpartum period.