title: [Women's rights in Brazil: focus on maternal health].
abstract: Focusing on maternal health care, the article explores the path of women's health rights in Brazil since World War II. It presents a historical survey of broader government initiatives in this arena and of the introduction of actions to provide prenatal, birth, and postpartum care, encourage breastfeeding, and establish measures aimed at women during their reproductive lives.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisioterapia/Uniāo de Ensino Superior de Campina Grande Rua Adiel Valdevino, 102 58108-025, Campina Grande, PB, Brasil. anacmm@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ana Cristina da Nóbrega Marinho Torres
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: Neir Antunes
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Paes
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D014933:Women's Rights