Next generation maternal health: external shocks and health-system innovations.
Journal Article (Review;Journal Article)
In this Series we document the substantial progress in the reduction of maternal mortality and discuss the current state of science in reducing maternal mortality. However, maternal health is also powerfully influenced by the structures and resources of societies, communities, and health systems. We discuss the shocks from outside of the field of maternal health that will influence maternal survival including economic growth in low-income and middle-income countries, urbanisation, and health crises due to disease outbreaks, extreme weather, and conflict. Policy and technological innovations, such as universal health coverage, behavioural economics, mobile health, and the data revolution, are changing health systems and ushering in new approaches to affect the health of mothers. Research and policy will need to reflect the changing maternal health landscape.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Kruk, ME; Kujawski, S; Moyer, CA; Adanu, RM; Afsana, K; Cohen, J; Glassman, A; Labrique, A; Reddy, KS; Yamey, G
Published Date
- November 2016
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 388 / 10057
Start / End Page
- 2296 - 2306
PubMed ID
- 27642020
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC5167371
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1474-547X
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0140-6736
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31395-2
Language
- eng