Session 184:
Reducing Maternal Mortality in Africa and Latin America
Chair: Fiifi Amoako Johnson, University of Southampton
Discussant: Philomena E. Nyarko, University of Ghana
Use of Magnesium Sulfate to Treat Severe Preeclampsia and Eclampsia in Mexico City • Sandra García, Population Council ; Marieke G. van Dijk, Population Council ; Jorge Armando Valencia Rodríguez, El Colegio de México ; Patricio Sanhueza, Ministry of Health, Mexico
New Paradigm, Old Thinking: The Case for Emergency Obstetric Care in the Prevention of Maternal Mortality • Kayode T. Ijadunola, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Yinyinade Ijadunola, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Titilayo Abiona, Obafemi Awolowo University
An Economic Evaluation of a Delivery-Fee Exemption Policy on Maternal and Child Health Indicators in Ghana • Karen A. Grepin, Harvard University
Reducing Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries: Evidence from Sierra Leone • Sahr Eric Nabieu, University of Sierra Leone ; Almamy Koroma, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone
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