Title: Save lives : invest in midwives

Authors: Toure, Kadi

Place: Geneva [etc.]

Publisher: [World health organization] (WHO). The Partnership for maternal, newborn & child health (PMNCH) [etc.]

Year: 2011

Journal: Knowledge summary : women's and children's health

Volume: 14

PAGE: --

Subject: Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Keywords: midwives, maternal health services, maternal and child health, maternal welfare

Abstract: Many maternal and child deaths could be prevented by an increase in skilled birth attendance. Increasing investment in midwifery education, deployment and retention, regulation and oversight should be a core component of national strategies to improve women’s and children’s health.

URL: http://www.who.int/pmnch/topics/part_publications/KS14_Standalone_low.pdf?ua=1

Document type: E-article