This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Safe MotherhoodConference in Nairobi, an event that launched a global initiativeto reduce maternal mortality in developing countries. At thattime, maternal and child health programs focused primarily onthe health of infants and young children.1 Providing pregnantwomen with lifesaving medical care was thought to require hightechnology at large hospitals, and policymakers thought it morefeasible to reduce child mortality with preventive measuressuch as immunization, oral rehydration, and breast-feeding.The conference spotlighted the number of pregnant women dyingeach year and issued a call to action. So, how . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Dr. Rosenfield is the dean and a professor of public health and obstetrics and gynecology, Ms. Min a research associate, and Ms. Freedman director of the Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program and a professor of clinical public health at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York.
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