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Improving birth outcomes : meeting the challenge in the developing world /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Improving Birth Outcomes
Other Authors: Bale, Judith R., Stoll, Barbara J., Lucas, Adetokunbo O.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2003]
Subjects:
Pregnancy Complications > prevention & control.
Pregnancy Outcome.
Developing Countries.
Infant Mortality.
Maternal Mortality.
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I : Meeting the challenge in the developing world
  • pt. II : Addressing maternal, neonatal, and fetal mortality and morbidity
  • Reducing maternal mortality and morbidity
  • Reducing neonatal mortality and morbidity
  • Reducing fetal mortality
  • pt. III : Improving health care systems
  • Improving birth outcomes within health care systems
  • The problem of low birth weight
  • Reducing mortality and morbidity from birth defects
  • Preventing perinatal transmission of HIV
  • Summing up : the way forward