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Maternal Mortality in the Developing World: Many Unanswered Questions
Author(s) -
Rizvi Javaid H.,
Khan Khalid S.,
Nwosu Chika R.,
Isiavwe Odenefe J.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1999.tb01140.x
Subject(s) - medicine , developing country , maternal health , maternal morbidity , economic growth , development economics , environmental health , pregnancy , health services , population , biology , economics , genetics
Maternal mortality remains a scourge of motherhood even as we approach the end of the 20th century. The magnitude of maternal mortality in developing countries and its disparity with similar statistics from the developed world 1) has touched a responsive cord in some policy makers and health services officials. With this background in mind, this commentary presents some of the problems encountered in attempting to reduce maternal mortality, and by asking some pertinent questions — offer some solutions.