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Making Motherhood Safer: Overcoming Obstacles on the Pathway to Care

Author: Elizabeth I. Ransom and Nancy V. Yinger 
InfoShare Partner: Population Reference Bureau
Publication Date: February 2002
Update Date: January 2003
Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper
Topics: Maternal health/survival
Region: Global
Language: English
Number of Pages: 39
File Size: 717 KB
File Format: Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

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Pregnancy and childbirth need not be a perilous journey. Governments and communities can make motherhood safer by preventing delays on the pathway to care. This new PRB report discusses the prevalence of maternal mortality and the health care systems that can make the process of bringing new lives into the world safer for mothers.