"The maternal stress that is felt, that stress hormone -- one of them is called cortisol -- can actually leach into the womb.

VOA: special.2011.08.10

In "Maternal Caress," a few simple lines express the deep love of a mother for her child.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

He says more education of women in developing countries has helped lower maternal death rates.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

They say the progress is a result of greater efforts to reduce maternal deaths.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

The researchers say maternal deaths rates have also increased in some wealthy countries.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

But since nineteen ninety maternal death rates have risen in some countries.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

H.I.V.has slowed the progress in reducing maternal deaths.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

If we can get midwifery coverage out there, we can reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality by 90 percent.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

Tackling maternal mortality, on the other hand, requires that good quality care be quickly available at health clinics.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

But the increased risk is small. Only five percent of the increased risk is attributed to maternal age.

VOA: standard.2010.02.10

From a global viewpoint [it's not only Cambodia a lot of countries have not made significant progress in terms of maternal deaths,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

"The difference is the developing countries have focused on public health, prevention and primary and prenatal care in the area of maternal mortality."

VOA: standard.2010.06.23

She says the onset of maternal complications is unpredictable, and the response is often slowed by what health experts call "the three delays".

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

One problem health care providers have here is getting good data on the maternal mortality rate.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

The department analyzed the causes of 161 maternal deaths in New York between 2001 and 2005.

VOA: standard.2010.06.23

For example, there may be a correlation between maternal mortality and Caesarean births, or so-called "C-Sections."

VOA: standard.2010.06.23

"It found that in Badakhshan the maternal mortality issue was 6,500 per 100,000 live births and that is the highest ever documented in human history."

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

The numbers sound staggering: , Two million preventable maternal deaths,stillbirths and newborn deaths every year.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

Health officials in New York say the maternal mortality rate in the United States itself rivals that of poorer developed countries like Singapore and Ireland.

VOA: standard.2010.06.23

Eastern Africa has the highest rate of maternal deaths because of complications from unsafe abortion.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

It says most infant deaths happen in regions where maternal mortality rates are the highest.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

"One of the strategies to address maternal mortality is to increase skilled birth attendants."

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

This year's report focuses on how well countries are doing in reaching eight-stated Millennium Development Goals, including cutting poverty by half and reducing child and maternal mortality.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

In 1994, the International Conference on Population and Development was held in Cairo, and for the first time, the conference report linked unsafe abortions directly to maternal death.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

The results are mixed. For example, the report says progress is being made in bringing down child deaths, but there has been little or no movement in maternal and newborn health.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

The figures in the two efforts reveal an anomaly: While Cambodia has succeeded in dramatically cutting the ratio of children who die each year, the maternal mortality figure has not dropped in a decade.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

opportunities wasted. All of our development work -- child survival, maternal and child health, child protection -- all of it in the most disadvantaged communities hinges on educating girls, as well as boys.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19