Title: Sub-Saharan Africa's mothers, newborns, and children : where and why do they die?

Authors: Kinney, Mary V.

Place: [San Francisco, CA etc.

Publisher: Public library of science (PLoS) medicine]

Year: 2010

Journal: PLoS medicine

Volume: Vol. 7, Issue 6

PAGE: --

Subject: Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Keywords: maternal health services, maternal and child health, midwives, health programmes, health policy, maternal welfare, africa south of sahara

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present the current situation in sub-Saharan Africa for mothers, newborns, and children under age 5 years: why and where deaths occur, what known interventions can be employed to prevent these deaths, and current coverage of these interventions.

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