• Int J Gynaecol Obstet · Aug 2009

    Rights to safe motherhood and newborn health: ethical issues.

    • Jacques Milliez.
    • Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique Hôpital Saint Antoine, 75012 Paris, France. j.milliez@sat.aphp.fr
    • Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2009 Aug 1; 106 (2): 110-1.

    AbstractWorldwide, one woman dies every minute as a result of being pregnant. This statistic highlights the denial of women's rights to safe motherhood in many parts of the world, particularly in low-resource countries where 98% all maternal deaths occur. The majority of pregnant women die because they deliver unattended by a properly trained birth professional. According to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, every woman has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of herself and her family, including medical care. The principle of moral philosophy supporting women's rights to safe motherhood may be difficult to implement. Philanthropy is diverted by other competing needs, such as HIV prevention and treatment, or provision of urgent food supplies. Equity is denied because women's health is too often set as a low priority. Utilitarianism advocates that safe motherhood is an investment of societal shared interest.

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