Giving birth at a maternity hospital: the key strategic option to be adopted in order to combat maternal and neonatal mortality in Mali

The end result of the past 40 years of experience in combating maternal mortality in Mali suggests that the emphasis should be changed, and that giving birth at a maternity hospital should be the basic strategic option chosen. This means creating “compounds set aside for mothers-to-be”, where women...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hubert Balique
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut Veolia Environnement 2012-04-01
Series:Field Actions Science Reports
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/1415