health and survival. But equal rates of growth often deliver unequal rates of poverty reduction and absolute deprivation is … for education, fertility and state health expenditure, and eliminated once we introduce controls for omitted trends …

Good maternal health is of fundamental importance to a country’s well-being and ability to prosper, and there are few … times when maternal health is more at risk than in the period surrounding childbirth. Protecting the health of mothers … during reproduction safeguards their future contributions to society and ensures the health and productivity of future …