Deadly Delays: Maternal Mortality in Peru: A Rights-Based Approach to Safe Motherhood
Authors
Physicians for Human RightsYamin, Alicia Ely
Cole, Jessica
Moore Simas, Tiffany A.
Brown, Marion
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyDocument Type
ReportPublication Date
2007-11-01
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Report summary: Peru's persistently high maternal mortality ratio, the second highest in South America, dramatically illustrates systemic inequities that ravage the overall society and in turn reflect systematic violations of human rights and vast disparities in the health care system.Source
Physicians for Human Rights. (2007). Deadly Delays – Maternal Mortality in Peru – A Rights-Based Approach to Safe Motherhood. United States: Physicians for Human Rights. Link to report on publisher's website