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Confronting maternal mortality: The status of abortion care in public health facilities in Mozambique

Author: Dgedge, Martinho, Hailemichael Gebresalassie, Cassimo Bique, Maria Teresa Victorino, Maria F. Gallo, Ellen M. H. Mitchell, Kara 
InfoShare Partner: Ipas
Publication Date: December 2005
Update Date: January 2006
Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper
Topics: Abortion/post-abortion care, Maternal health/survival, Service delivery
Region: Middle East/North Africa
Language: English
Number of Pages: 40
File Size: 8 KB
File Format: Web Page

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With its struggling health system and history of conflict, Mozambique has one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates. In an effort to look at factors affecting maternal death, Ipas and the Mozambican Ministry of Health undertook this assessment of abortion-related services in the African country’s public hospitals.