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International Journal of Epidemiology 2001;30:474-475
© International Epidemiological Association 2001

Child Health in Africa

Commentary: Evidence for a ‘healthy pregnant woman effect’ in Niakhar, Senegal?

E Goodburn

Since its launch in 1987 the Safe Motherhood Initiative has been successful in drawing attention to the toll of maternal deaths, currently estimated at 600 000 per annum, and their inequitable distribution—99% occur in the developing world. The World Development Report 1993 ranked maternal causes as the leading cause of death and disability among women aged 15–44 in developing countries, accounting for 18% of their disease burden.1 In certain countries, for example Bangladesh, the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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