title: Quick responses save mothers' lives.
abstract: The maternal mortality rate in the city of Faisalabad, Pakistan, has been reduced to a level significantly below the national average. How this has been achieved is explained below.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Allied Hospital, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bashir
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mustansar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akram
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cheema
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy; D000078329:Workforce