Taking a practical approach, this book covers the background and concepts underlying efforts to improve maternal and perinatal mortality, the current global situation and problems that prevent progress. It includes case studies and examples of successful strategies, recommends good practices, and provides a critical analysis of knowledge gaps.

Contributions by: Gregory S Barsh, Kaosar Afsana, Allen W Cowley, Linda A Bartlett, Jose Belizan, M Gibson, Aldons J Lusis, Ann K Blanc, Ben van Ommen, France Donnay, A Richardson, Wendy Graham, Ignatia B Van den Veyver, Sennen Hounton, Ana Langer, Günter Weiss, Dileep Mavalankar, Isabelle Wolowczuk, Peter Born, Stephen Munjanja, Alberico L Catapano, Emma Pitchforth, Cindy Stanton, Ruth Chadwick, Ann M Starrs, Oliver Fiehn, Dirk Haller, Sophie Witter, Endang Achadi, Manfred Hüttinger, Fernando Althabe, Marlena C Kruger, Martin Kussmann, Keith R Martin, Jean-Paul Pégorier, Gerald Rimbach, Isabel Rubio-Aliaga, John Tyson