Where is maternal and child health now?
2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 368; Issue: 9546 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0140-6736(06)69387-2
ISSN1474-547X
AutoresJoy E. Lawn, Anne Tinker, Stephen Munjanja, Simon Cousens,
Tópico(s)Child Nutrition and Water Access
Resumo21 years ago, Rosenfield and Maine 1 Rosenfield A Maine D Maternal mortality—a neglected tragedy. Where is the M in MCH?. Lancet. 1985; 2: 83-85 Abstract PubMed Scopus (326) Google Scholar , 2 Rosenfield A Maine D Freedman L Meeting MDG-5: an impossible dream?. Lancet. 2006; published online Sept 28. DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(06) 69386-0 Google Scholar , 3 Starrs AM Safe motherhood: 20 years and counting. Lancet. 2006; published online Sept 28. DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69385-9 PubMed Google Scholar posed the question "where is the M in MCH?", conceiving the safe motherhood movement. What has happened to maternal and child health (MCH) since? Mothers are the cornerstone of families; their health and wellbeing is fundamental to the health of newborn babies and children, topics which have already been the focus of series in The Lancet. 4 Black RE Morris SS Bryce J Where and why are 10 million children dying every year?. Lancet. 2003; 361: 2226-2234 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (1752) Google Scholar , 5 Lawn JE Cousens S Zupan J 4 million neonatal deaths: when? Where? Why?. Lancet. 2005; 365: 891-900 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (2562) Google Scholar The Lancet now focuses on maternal health, providing an opportunity to assess progress, to review epidemiology 6 Ronsmans C Graham WJ Maternal mortality: who, when, where and why. Lancet. 2006; published online Sept 28. DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(06) 69380-X Google Scholar and evidence to guide priority setting, 7 Campbell O Graham WJ Strategies for reducing maternal mortality: getting on with what works. Lancet. 2006; published online Sept 28. DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69381-1 Google Scholar and to analyse programmatic 8 Koblinsky M Matthews Z Hussein J et al. Going to scale with professional skilled care. Lancet. 2006; published online Sept 28. DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69382-3 Google Scholar and financing options. 9 Borghi J Ensor T Somanathan A Lissner C Mills A Mobilising financial resources for maternal health. Lancet. 2006; published online Sept 28. DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69383-5 Google Scholar The ultimate goal is to accelerate efforts to save lives. 10 Lawn JE Cousens SN Darmstadt GL et al. 1 year after The Lancet Neonatal Survival Series-was the call for action heard?. Lancet. 2006; 367: 1541-1547 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (82) Google Scholar
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