Women's health: When childbirth is a matter of life and death

Contributed by The Economist Group - Published 19 October 2009

Reducing maternal mortality rates is not just a problem for the developing world

In September 2000, the largest-ever gathering of world leaders took place in New York to usher in the new millennium. Here the United Nations (UN) Millennium Declaration was adopted and endorsed by 189 countries. Among the goals of the declaration was an aim to reduce maternal mortality rates by…

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