Essential interventions for maternal, newborn and child health: background and methodology

Worldwide, 250,000–280,000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth every year and an estimated 6.55 million children die under the age of five. The majority of maternal deaths occur during or immediately after childbirth, while 43% of child death occurs during the first 28 days of life. However, t...

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Main Authors: Lassi, Zohra S, Salam, Rehana A, Das, Jai K, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4145855/