title: Safe childbirth needs more than medical services.
abstract: This article reviews nonmedical factors contributing to maternal mortality in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. In general, countries or regions should define their own priorities for intervention strategies designed to diminish the influence of such factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Viegas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wiknsosastro
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Sahagun
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chaturachinda
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ratnam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D010679:Philippines; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D013785:Thailand