To reduce maternal mortality, we must know and respond to women's personal stories

Mathai, Matthews ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7352-9330 (2018) 'To reduce maternal mortality, we must know and respond to women's personal stories'. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Vol 125, Issue 9, p. 1144.

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Abstract

Targets for maternal mortality reduction have been set under the Sustainable Development Goals (h t t p: / / w w w. un. org / sustainabledevelopment/health/). However, obtaining reliable information on the levels and causes of maternal mortality, and thus measuring progress towards elimination of preventable maternal deaths, remains a challenge.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Mini Commentary
Subjects:	WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 309 Women's health WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 310 Maternal welfare WA Public Health > Statistics. Surveys > WA 900 Public health statistics
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.15145
SWORD Depositor:	JISC Pubrouter
Depositing User:	Stacy Murtagh
Date Deposited:	05 Feb 2018 17:05
Last Modified:	22 Aug 2019 12:43
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/8183

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