Women Who Die Needlessly: Maternal Mortality as a Human Rights Issue
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چکیده
GIVING BIRTH IS A UNIQUE EVENT. Apart from being a crucial physiologic process for mother and child, it is a psychological, social and sociological phenomenon. If it is a first birth for a young and recently wed girl, she becomes a mother, of a different and elevated status. In some societies this status is further enhanced if the newborn is a male. In ordinary circumstances, the birth of a child means that the family and society embrace a new member. Everywhere, rich traditions surround this important life event, and contribute to the attention and care that the mother and child will get. Some traditions are positive, while others may be dangerous.
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