delivering into good hands
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Publish Year
- 2004
- Shelfmark
- digitaal
- Thesaurus
- verloskunde, verloskundigen, bevallingen, sterven, moederschapszorg, beleid, wereld
- Description
- Focus on the importance of skilled attendance at birth for improving maternal health, which is one of the eight Millennium Development Goals. This report describes recent trends in maternal mortality, the importance of medically trained attendants and approaches for improving the level of care women receive during childbirth. A companion booklet, Into Good Hands: Progress Reports from the Field (record 98031), provides examples of policies, research and activities aimed at improving skilled attendance.