CSIS report examines current, planned interventions aimed at improving maternal health

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on Friday released a report (.pdf) titled "Improving Maternal Mortality and Other Aspects of Women's Health," the center reports on its webpage. Written by Phillip Nieburg, a senior associate at CSIS, the report "uses data and observations from Tanzania and many other countries to describe the specific burdens on women's health that are associated with pregnancy, labor, and delivery" and "discusses many of the major interventions currently being planned and/or implemented by developing country governments and their supporters," according to the report summary, which notes "it identifies key challenges for improving maternal mortality and women's health overall in developing countries" (10/5).