Title: No tally of the anguish : accountability in maternal health care in India

Authors: Kashyap, Aruna and Varia, Nisha

Place: New York, NY

Publisher: Human rights watch (HRW)

Year: 2009

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Subject: Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Keywords: maternal mortality, morbidity, motherhood, obstetrics, maternal health services, human rights violations, india

Abstract: A key finding of this report is that while authorities are taking important steps to improve access to maternal care, accountability systems are not working. While accountability measures may seem dry or abstract, they literally can be a matter of life and death.

URL: http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/india1009web_0.pdf

Document type: Report