ReproWrites: July 2008 Issue 5

In Focus: Maternal Mortality

Every minute, a woman dies from pregnancy-related complications. Most likely, her death could have been easily prevented. This special issue of ReproWrites focuses on efforts to realize every woman’s human right to survive pregnancy.

Table of Contents

• Safe Pregnancy as a Human Right


• Glossary: Maternal Death and Mortality


• Nigeria: No Accountability without Transparency


• U.S.: A Must for Foreign and Domestic Policy


• Brazil: A Vigil Sparks New Awareness


• News You May Have Missed and New Publications