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Extending maternity protection to all women: Trends, challenges and opportunities

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Welfare reform and the subjective well-being of single mothers

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Maternal Health and Fertility : An International Perspective

Albanesi, Stefania - 2012

This paper examines the impact of the decline in maternal mortality on fertility and women's human capital. Fertility theory suggests that a permanent decline in maternal mortality initially increases fertility and generates a permanent rise in women's human capital, relative to men. The...

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Speech at Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Summit, Toronto, Canada, May 30, 2014

Kim, Jim Yong - 2014

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, notes that we stand at a critical threshold for global health and … development. Too many women and children are still dying because they lack access to quality health care, especially in the least … extremely effective in getting high quality, essential health services to women and children. He remarks that empowering …

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Caesarean Section without Medical Indications is Associated with an Increased Risk of Adverse Short-term Maternal Outcomes : The 2004-2008 WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinat...

Souza, J. P.; Gulmezoglu, A.; Lumbiganon, P. - 2010

cluster sampling design to obtain a sample of countries and health institutions worldwide. A total of 24 countries and 373 … health facilities participated in this study. Data collection took place during 2004 and 2005 in Africa and the Americas and …

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Innovations in global maternal health : improving prenatal and postnatal care practices

Information Resources Management Association - 2020

"This book addresses the main issues facing women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. It also explores new techniques, tools, and solutions that can be used in a global capacity to support women regardless of their wealth or location"--Provided by publisher.