Hacia una Maternidad Segura (Making Motherhood Safe)

摘要

To assist policymakers and program managers to design and implement programs toreduce maternal mortality, the paper discusses the lessons for reducing maternal mortality derived from experience and research in both developing and industrial countries. That evidence shows that community-based approaches such as family planning and training and the deployment of midwives have helped reduce maternal deaths in high-mortality settings. A World Bank analysis of health sector priorities identified prenatal care and delivery services as among the most cost-effective government interventions for improving adult and child health. The paper also recommends priorities and program strategies for making family planning services and maternal health care more effective by improving quality, increasing access, and educating the public about the importance of such services. (Copyright (c) 1993 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank.)