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This themed review brings together NIHR research on different aspects of health before, during and after pregnancy. It features:

  • 46 published studies
  • 28 ongoing studies or interim results
  • Questions for clinicians, commissioners, public health professionals and others

http://www.dc.nihr.ac.uk/themed-reviews/better-beginnings.htm?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_campaign=better-beginnings&utm_medium=email

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  2. Unicef. Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2013. World Bank Publications. 2014.

  3. Say L, Chou D, Gemmill A, Tunçalp Ö, Moller AB, Daniels J, Gülmezoglu AM, Temmerman M, Alkema L. Global causes of maternal death: a WHO systematic analysis. The Lancet Global Health. 2014 Jun 30;2(6):e323-33.