title: Midwifery in Indonesia: a professional snapshot.
abstract: In 1988, Indonesia had the highest maternal mortality rate in South East Asia, but the Government's commitment to reducing this has already demonstrated a measure of success. Initiatives include: use of voluntary healthcare workers (kaders) in the local community family planning initiatives raising awareness of the status of women in society by the appointment of a Minister for Women's Affairs. The commitment of both the government and midwives to promoting safe motherhood in Indonesia should make a significant contribution to achieving the WHO aim of halving the maternal mortality rate by the year 2000.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sweet
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tickner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maclean
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy