Addressing disparities in maternal health care in Pakistan: gender, class and exclusion

Addressing disparities in maternal health care in Pakistan: gender, class and exclusion

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>After more than two decades of the Safe Motherhood Initiative and Millennium Development Goals aimed at reducing maternal mortality, women continue to die in childbirth at unacceptably high rates in Pakistan. While an extensive liter...

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Main Authors: Mumtaz Zubia, Salway Sarah, Shanner Laura, Zaman Shakila, Laing Lory
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Social exclusion
Maternal health
Gender
Caste system
Pakistan
Health care system
Class
Health policy
Pregnancy and childbirth
Antenatal care
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/12/80

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