Safe Motherhood: Preventing Pregnancy-Related Illness and Death: At-A-Glance 2000 (Revised).

摘要

Approximately 6 million American women become pregnant each year, and over 10,000 give birth each day. Safe motherhood is a vital social and economic investment. It begins before conception with proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. It continues with appropriate prenatal care, the prevention of complications when possible, and the early and effective treatment of any complications that do occur. It ends with a labor at term without unnecessary interventions, the delivery of a healthy infant, and a healthy postpartum period in a positive environment that supports the physical and emotional needs of the woman, infant, and family.