Poor and pregnant in Africa: safe motherhood and human rights.
Currently almost 600,000 women die in the world each year owing to the effects of childbirth. The greater proportion of these deaths occur in developing countries. This issue is considered in the light of human rights and equity. This paper was presented in a Plenary session at the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand's third annual congress in Melbourne, March 1999.
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Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011203:Poverty / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014933:Women's Rights