International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 2000 july:70(1)99-104 Female genital mutilation (FGM) management during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period Rushwan H Abstract Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a traditional practice with serious health consequences to women that is still practiced in 28 countries with approximately 2 million girls exposed to the practice annually. TheContinue reading “Female genital mutilation (FGM) management during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period”
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Maternal mortality in the rural Gambia, a qualitative study on access to emergency obstetric care.
Reprod Health. 2005 May 4;2(1):3. Maternal mortality in the rural Gambia, a qualitative study on access to emergency obstetric care. Cham M, Sundby J, Vangen S. Institute of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway. johanne.sundby@medisin.uio.no. Abstract BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality is the vital indicator with the greatest disparity between developed and developing countries.Continue reading “Maternal mortality in the rural Gambia, a qualitative study on access to emergency obstetric care.”
Assessing the burden of sexual and reproductive ill-health: questions regarding the use of disability-adjusted life years
Bull World Health Organ 2000 78(5) Assessing the burden of sexual and reproductive ill-health: questions regarding the use of disability-adjusted life years C. AbouZahrI; J.P. VaughanII IFormerly Technical Officer, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva IIProfessor of Epidemiology and Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England ABSTRACT TheContinue reading “Assessing the burden of sexual and reproductive ill-health: questions regarding the use of disability-adjusted life years”
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