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Trends in maternal mortality.

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The failure of the maternal and health care programme is clearly evident in the largely unchanged pattern of maternal deaths in rural India over the years where avoidable causes continue to account for a large proportion of such deaths.

Abstract

The author reviews recent trends in maternal mortality in India. It is concluded that "the failure of the maternal and health care programme is clearly evident in the largely unchanged pattern of maternal deaths in rural India over the years where avoidable causes continue to account for a large proportion of such deaths." (EXCERPT)

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SOMAN, K. Trends in maternal mortality. Economic and Political Weekly, 1994, 29.