To reduce maternal mortality, we must know and respond to women's personal stories

Matthews Mathai

doi:10.1111/1471-0528.15145

To reduce maternal mortality, we must know and respond to women's personal stories

Matthews Mathai

International Public Health

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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Targets for maternal mortality reduction have been set under the Sustainable Development Goals (h t t p: / / w w w. un. org / sustainabledevelopment/health/). However, obtaining reliable information on the levels and causes of maternal mortality, and thus measuring progress towards elimination of preventable maternal deaths, remains a challenge.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1144
Number of pages	1
Journal	BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Volume	125
Issue number	9
Early online date	27 Jan 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.15145
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2018

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To reduce maternal mortality, we must know and respond to women's personal stories

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