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Safer childbirth: A rights‐based approach
Author(s) -
Boama Vincent,
Arulkumaran Sabaratnam
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.023
Subject(s) - safer , childbirth , millennium development goals , pregnancy , reproductive rights , reproductive health , psychological intervention , confidentiality , human rights , medicine , global health , economic growth , unsafe abortion , political science , environmental health , public health , nursing , developing country , family planning , computer security , population , computer science , law , biology , economics , genetics , research methodology
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set very high targets for women's reproductive health through reductions in maternal and infant mortality, among other things. Reductions in maternal mortality and morbidity can be achieved through various different approaches, such as the confidential review of maternal deaths, use of evidence‐based treatments and interventions, using a health systems approach, use of information technology, global and regional partnerships, and making pregnancy safer through initiatives that increase the focus on human rights. A combination of these and other approaches can have a synergistic impact on reductions in maternal mortality. This paper highlights some of the current global efforts on safer pregnancy with a focus on reproductive rights. We encourage readers to do more in every corner of the world to advocate for women's reproductive rights and, in this way, we may achieve the MDGs by 2015.