Title:
Improving maternal health when resources are limited : safe motherhood in rural Rwanda
Authors:
Chambers, Victoria
Place:
London
Publisher:
Overseas development institute (ODI). Africa power and politics programme (APPP)
Year:
2012
Journal:
Policy brief / Africa power and politics
Volume:
05
PAGE:
--
Subject:
Maternal Health – Lessons Learned
Keywords:
maternal health services, contraceptive usage, maternal mortality, rwanda
Abstract:
Rwanda has managed to overcome many of the critical bottlenecks to make progress on maternal health. Maternal mortality rates have fallen steeply. More women give birth at health centres, they attend at least one antenatal consultation during their pregnancy, modern contraceptive use quadrupled.
URL:
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/PDF/Outputs/APPP/appp-policy-brief-05.pdf
Document type:
E-article