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. 2010 Sep-Oct;39(5):590-8; quiz 598-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2010.01161.x.

Achieving Millennium Development Goal 5, the improvement of maternal health

Lynn Clark Callister  1 , Joan E Edwards
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Achieving Millennium Development Goal 5, the improvement of maternal health

Lynn Clark Callister et al. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2010 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to describe the progress made toward the achievement of Millennium Development Goal 5, the improvement of maternal health. Maternal mortality rates (MMR) remain high globally, and in the United States there have been recent increases in MMR. Interventions to improve global maternal health are described. Nurses should be aware of the enduring epidemic of global maternal mortality, advocate for childbearing women, and contribute to implementing effective interventions to reduce maternal mortality.

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