An assessment of the effectiveness of maternal mobile technology in low and middle income countries Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Jacqueline Broerse, Bruno Marchal
Maternal mortality and morbidity pose serious public health problems. In 2008, UNICEF emphasized that maternal health is one of the most overlooked health problems, and reduction in the maternal mortality rates (MMR) have been quite slow (UNICEF, 2008). It is estimated that approximately 529,000 women die from pregnancy--‐related causes annually and 99% of these deaths between 1999--‐2010 occurred in developing countries, with women in ...