From ideals to tools: applying human rights to maternal health.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 24223525.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001546 and PMC identifier 3818161.
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Abstract
Alicia Yamin argues that applying human rights frameworks and approaches to maternal health offers strategies and tools to address the root causes of maternal morbidity and mortality within and beyond health systems, in addition to addressing other violations of women's sexual and reproductive health and rights. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.
Medical subject headings
- Human Rights
- Maternal Welfare
- Reproductive Health
- Women's Health