From ideals to tools: applying human rights to maternal health.

Alicia Yamin argues that applying human rights frameworks and approaches to maternal health offers strategies and tools to address the root causes of maternal morbidity and mortality within and beyond health systems, in addition to addressing other violations of women's sexual and reproductive...

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Main Author: Alicia Ely Yamin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-11-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3818161?pdf=render
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spelling doaj-d420777f2e094fed8606c58d507737042020-11-25T01:13:39ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Medicine1549-12771549-16762013-11-011011e100154610.1371/journal.pmed.1001546From ideals to tools: applying human rights to maternal health.Alicia Ely YaminAlicia Yamin argues that applying human rights frameworks and approaches to maternal health offers strategies and tools to address the root causes of maternal morbidity and mortality within and beyond health systems, in addition to addressing other violations of women's sexual and reproductive health and rights. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3818161?pdf=render
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description Alicia Yamin argues that applying human rights frameworks and approaches to maternal health offers strategies and tools to address the root causes of maternal morbidity and mortality within and beyond health systems, in addition to addressing other violations of women's sexual and reproductive health and rights. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.
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