| The Consequences of Maternal Morbidity and Maternal Mortality: Report of a Workshop Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Commission on Behavioral and Social Scie (Author), Committee on Population (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309069432 ISBN-13: 9780309069434 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $19.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Death & Dying |
| Dewey: 362.198 |
| LCCN: 00700358 |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 6.04" W x 9.16" (0.19 lbs) 44 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1997 the committee published Reproductive Health in Developing Countries: Expanding Dimensions, Building Solutions, a report that recommended actions to improve reproductive health for women around the world. As a follow- on activity, the committee proposed an investigation into the social and economic consequences of maternal morbidity and mortality. With funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, the committee organized a workshop on this topic in Washington, DC, on October 19-20, 1998. The Consequences of Maternal Morbidity and Maternal Mortality assesses the scientific knowledge about the consequences of maternal morbidity and mortality and discusses key findings from recent research. Although the existing research on this topic is scarce, the report drew on similar literature on the consequences of adult disease and death, especially the growing literature on the socioeconomic consequences of AIDS, to look at potential consequences from maternal disability and death. |