The state of the world's midwifery 2014
Subtitle: a universal pathway - a woman's right to health
By: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) ; International Confederation of Midwives ; World Health Organization
Contributors: International Confederation of Midwives; World Health Organization
Publisher: United Nations Population Fund; United Nations Environment Programme
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780897140263
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Maternal health services; Women's health services; Midwifery; Women's rights; Statistics; Tables; Women's Health; Women's Health Services
Other titles: Universal pathway, a woman's right to health; SoWMy 2014; State of the world's midwifery 2011. Preceded by (work):
Description: The State of the World's Midwifery (SoWMy) 2014 presents findings on midwifery from 73 low and middle- income countries. The report, produced by UNFPA, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and several other partners, shows the progress and trends that have taken place since the inaugural 2011 edition, and also identifies the barriers and challenges to future progress. The report focuses on the urgent need to improve the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of midwifery services. Despite a steady drop in maternal and newborn deaths since 1990, hundreds of thousands of women and newborns continue to die each year during pregnancy and childbirth: An estimated 289,000 women and about 3 million newborn babies died in 2013 alone. The vast majority lost their lives due to complications and illnesses that could have been prevented with proper antenatal care and the presence of a skilled midwife during delivery.
Notes: Sales no.: E.14. III. H.2.

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Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Executive Summary; title: Introduction; title: The State of Midwifery today; title: Midwifery 2030; title: Country briefs.