In a presentation at the 1991 Berzelius Symposium in Sweden, a Population Council researcher described the limitations of healthcare systems, specifically during pregnancy, in terms of their effect on maternal health status. These limitations stem from an inability to improve health because of social conditions—poverty and illiteracy, overwork, inequality in sexual relationships—that cannot be solved by medical interventions. Maternal ill health originates before pregnancy and endures beyond it, whereas the window of contact with women during pregnancy is small. Nevertheless, recent evaluations suggest that the impact of prenatal care is in the caring process more than any specific aspect of care. The presentation concludes that wide extens...
Significant inequalities in the efficacy of prenatal care exist across the globe, even in high-incom...
Background Studies of maternal mortality have been shown to result in important improvements to wome...
Maternal health outcomes in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) compare unfavorable with those in Weste...
This presentation to the 1991 Berzelius Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, explores the issue of maternal...
Healthcare systems prioritise antenatal and intrapartum care over the postpartum period. This is ref...
Effective interventions to promote maternal health and address obstetric complications exist, howeve...
BACKGROUND: Shortage or low-quality antenatal care is a complex and "wicked" problem relying heavily...
Inadequate prenatal care has previously been identified as a significant risk factor for women who h...
In this historical review, Ignaz Semmelweis’ study of handwashing to prevent puerperal fever is desc...
Substantial gains have been made globally for many of the Millennium Development Goals health target...
This year’s World Health Report comes at a time when only a decade is left to achieve the MDGs. Pove...
Maternal mortality reduction in many countries is unlikely despite the availability of inexpensive, ...
OBJECTIVE: All women should have access to adequate and respectful maternal care to maximise health ...
BACKGROUND: Shortage or low-quality antenatal care is a complex and "wicked" problem relying heavily...
Background: One form of service in the MCH program is services for pregnant women which consist of h...
Significant inequalities in the efficacy of prenatal care exist across the globe, even in high-incom...
Background Studies of maternal mortality have been shown to result in important improvements to wome...
Maternal health outcomes in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) compare unfavorable with those in Weste...
This presentation to the 1991 Berzelius Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, explores the issue of maternal...
Healthcare systems prioritise antenatal and intrapartum care over the postpartum period. This is ref...
Effective interventions to promote maternal health and address obstetric complications exist, howeve...
BACKGROUND: Shortage or low-quality antenatal care is a complex and "wicked" problem relying heavily...
Inadequate prenatal care has previously been identified as a significant risk factor for women who h...
In this historical review, Ignaz Semmelweis’ study of handwashing to prevent puerperal fever is desc...
Substantial gains have been made globally for many of the Millennium Development Goals health target...
This year’s World Health Report comes at a time when only a decade is left to achieve the MDGs. Pove...
Maternal mortality reduction in many countries is unlikely despite the availability of inexpensive, ...
OBJECTIVE: All women should have access to adequate and respectful maternal care to maximise health ...
BACKGROUND: Shortage or low-quality antenatal care is a complex and "wicked" problem relying heavily...
Background: One form of service in the MCH program is services for pregnant women which consist of h...
Significant inequalities in the efficacy of prenatal care exist across the globe, even in high-incom...
Background Studies of maternal mortality have been shown to result in important improvements to wome...
Maternal health outcomes in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) compare unfavorable with those in Weste...