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Resources
Fact Sheets
Table 34. Number of maternal deaths and maternal mortality rates for selected causes, by Hispanic origin and race for non-Hispanic population: United States, 2004
National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 55, Number 19
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Fistula Fast Facts and Frequently Asked Questions
Fistula Foundation
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A Measure of Survival - Calculating Women's Sexual and Reproductive Risk
Population Action International Fact Sheet
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Table 33. Number of maternal deaths and maternal mortality rates for selected causes by race: United States, 2004
National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 55, Number 19
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Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health
The Millennium Development Goals Report, United Nations
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Maternal mortality ratio falling too slowly to meet goal
Joint News Release of WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA/World Bank
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Maternal Mortality, The Global Facts
This one page fact sheet provides maternal mortality statistics, direct and indirect causes of death, and prevention methods.
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Africa Public Health Rights Alliance Issues Maternal Death Scorecard
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Films
Play Your Part
This is a particpatory film project that gives a voice to mothers, midwives and children in one African country - and brings those voices to a global audience. Five midwives and a doctor working on the front line of maternal and child heath were trained in film making in order to gather real life stories within their own country of Tanzania.
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My Sister, My Self
This short film communicates women's joy in birth and motherhood, as well as their sorrow over the loss of babies, the deaths of sisters, daughters, friends, aunts and cousins. Its vibrant contemporary soundtrack reflects both women's courage and pain.
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Policy Briefs
Surviving Pregnancy and Childbirth: An International Human Right
Center for Reproductive Rights Briefing Paper
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Addressing Population in Poverty Reduction Strategies
Population Reference Bureau Briefing Paper
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Generating Political Priority for Public Health Causes in Developing Countries:Implications From a Study on Maternal Mortality
Center for Global Development Brief
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Studies
Maternal Health
UK House of Commons International Development Committee Fifth Report of Session 2007-2008
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Maternal Mortality in 2005
Estimates developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and The World Bank
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Saving Mothers' Lives: What Works. A Field Guide for Implementing Best Practices in Safe Motherhood
The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood
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Harmonizing Approaches to Women's Health in Africa
Africa Region Human Development Working Paper Series #97, World Bank
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