Maternal and perinatal health in developing countries /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2012.
• Subjects: Maternal health services > Developing countries.; Mothers > Mortality > Developing countries.; Newborn infants > Medical care > Developing countries.; Perinatal death > Developing countries.; Health Economics, (New March 2000); Policy and Planning.; Health Services.; Human Reproduction and Development.; Human Sexual and Reproductive Health, (New March 2000); Access.; Epidemiology.; Health care.; Health policy.; Health programs.; Health services.; Human diseases.; Maternal mortality.; Maternity services.; Mothers.; Perinatal mortality.; Pregnancy.; Pregnancy complications.; Prenatal care.; Reproductive health.; Women.; Developing countries.; Developing Countries.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 234 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The promotion of maternal health and mortality reduction is of worldwide importance, and constitutes a vital part of the UN Millennium Development Goals. The highest maternal mortality rates are in developing countries, where global and regional initiatives are needed to improve the systems and practices involved in maternal care and medical access. Taking a practical policy approach, this book covers the background and concepts underlying efforts to improve maternal and perinatal mortality, the current global situation and problems that prevent progress. It includes case studies and examples of successful strategies, recommends good practices, and provides a critical analysis of knowledge gaps to inform areas for future research. This book will prove very useful to public health practitioners, policy makers, programme officers, and agencies working in developing countries.