MATERNAL MORTALITY

Health

Statistics

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• A compendium on maternal mortality research in Bangladesh (reference)

• Death in Childbirth: An International Study of Maternal Care and Maternal Mortality 1800-1950 (reference)

• Determinants of maternal mortality in Botswana : an institutional, community, and household perspective (reference)

• Effects of Maternal Mortality on Children in Africa an Exploratory Report (reference)

• Reduction of Maternal Mortality (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Children

Guatemala

The Peace Accords, recognizing the systematic violation of children's right to health, called for a 50 percent reduction in infant and maternal mortality and a 50 percent increase in public health spending. (references)

Turkmenistan

The Government's social umbrella covers the welfare needs of children; however, the Government has not taken effective steps to address the environmental and health problems that have led to a high rate of infant and maternal mortality. (references)

Iraq

In 1999 UNICEF issued the results of the first surveys of child and maternal mortality in the country that have been conducted since 1991. The surveys were conducted between February and May 1999, in cooperation with the Government in the southern and central regions, and in cooperation with the local Kurdish authorities in the north. (references)

Economic History

Burma

Average life expectancy is 60 years; infant and maternal mortality remains high by developing country standards. (references)

Haiti

Recent surveys have shown improvements in infant and maternal mortality as well as a slight reduction in population growth. (references)

Indigenous People

Australia

The maternal mortality rate for indigenous women has declined to 4 times that of nonindigenous women. (references)

Political Economy

Papua New Guinea

For a majority of citizens, income and educational levels are low, and infant and maternal mortality rates are high. (references)

Women

Indonesia

The high maternal mortality rate is approximately 18,000 deaths per year. (references)

Afghanistan

Tuberculosis rates for women and maternal mortality rates were extremely high. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expression using "MATERNAL MORTALITY": maternal mortality rate. Additional references.

Danish

moderdoedelighed. (various references)

Dutch

moedersterfte, moederlijke sterfte (maternal death). (various references)

French

mortalité liée � la maternité. (various references)

German

Müttersterblichkeit. (various references)

Greek 

μητρική θνησιμότητα. (various references)

Italian

mortalit� materna. (various references)

Pig Latin

aternalmay ortalitymay

Portuguese

taxa de mortalidade maternal (maternal mortality rate). (various references)

Spanish

tasa de mortalidad materna (maternal mortality rate), tasa de mortalidad derivada de la maternidad (maternal mortality rate). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

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