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Cover -- Title page13; -- Contents -- Participants -- Additional contributors -- Declarations of personal interest13; -- Preface -- The Millennium Development Goals -- Section 1 The size of the13;problem -- 113;The geography of maternal death -- Introduction -- How are maternal deaths identified in developing countries? -- Where in the world do maternal deaths happen? -- What are the key differentials of place of maternal death? -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Delivering on neonatal survival to accelerate progress for Millennium13;Development Goal 4 -- Introduction -- Progress for neonatal and child survival -- Data to inform programmatic action -- Delivering solutions for the main causes of neonatal death -- Coverage of care and current trends -- Addressing research gaps -- Addressing data gaps -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3 Beyond the Numbers: reviewing13;maternal deaths and disabilities to make pregnancy safer -- Introduction.

Background -- Beyond the Numbers -- The methodologies -- Experience to date -- Conclusion -- References -- 413;Human resource challenges -- Introduction -- Barriers to effective human resource solutions -- Stories of success in whole-system approaches -- Discussion -- Conclusion: learning from what works well -- Acknowledgement -- References13; -- Section 2 Clinical problems and solutions 8211;13;maternal -- 513;Postpartum haemorrhage -- Introduction -- Aetiology -- Strategies for preventing postpartum haemorrhage deaths -- Preventing postpartum haemorrhage -- Treatment of postpartum haemorrhage -- Rescue of women with severe postpartum haemorrhage -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Reducing deaths from hypertensive13;disorders of pregnancy -- Introduction -- What interventions are known to be effective? -- Framework for strategies to reduce deaths from HDP -- Impact of introducing interventions -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Obstructed labour (including13;partograms).

Introduction -- Definition -- Incidence of obstructed labour -- Causes of obstructed labour -- Prediction of obstructed labour -- Reducing the risks of obstructed labour -- Quality of routine care of labour in developing countries -- The partogram -- Management options for obstructed labour -- Maternal morbidity and mortality from obstructed labour -- Fetal and neonatal morbidity -- Summary -- References -- 8 Puerperal sepsis in low- and middle-income settings: past, present and future13; -- Introduction -- Definition of puerperal sepsis -- Epidemiology -- Aetiology of infection -- Infection control measures relevant to puerperal sepsis -- Why is puerperal sepsis a continuing problem? -- Looking ahead -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 9 Unsafe abortion and strategies to13;reduce its impact on womens lives -- Introduction -- The problem of unsafe abortion -- Pathways to unsafe abortion -- Strategy priorities to reduce the impact of unsafe abortion -- Conclusion -- References.

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5, created under the auspices of the United Nations, challenged political, financial, medical and civil society leaders to improve both child and maternal health. The 58th RCOG Study Group brought together a range of experts - including midwives, obstetricians and gynaecologists, anaesthetists and paediatricians - to provide an up-to-date review of progress to date and the challenges around meeting these MDGs. This book presents the findings of the Study Group, with sections covering: • the size of the problem • clinical problems and solutions - maternal • clinical problems and solutions - neonatal • training and development • specific challenges in specific countries (Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Egypt and Sri Lanka).