How can we improve the use of essential evidence-based interventions?
Belizán, J.é M.; Salaria, N.; Valanzasca, P.; Mbizvo, M.
Reproductive Health 11: 69
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1742-4755 PMID: 25214358 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-69Document Number: 626278
Between 250,000-280,000 women die worldwide during pregnancy and childbirth each year and children in low- and middle-income countries are 56 times more likely to die before the age of 5 than children in high-income countries. This Editorial discusses the publishing of a supplement within Reproductive Health titled Essential interventions for maternal, newborn and child health which aims to provide a scientific basis to the recommended interventions along with implementation strategies and proposed packages of care.