Health dimensions of sex and reproduction : the global burden of sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, maternal conditions, perinatal disorders, and congenital anomalies / edited by Christopher J.L. Murray, Alan D. Lopez.

[Boston] : Harvard School of Public Health on behalf of the World Health Organization and the World Bank : Distributed by Harvard University Press, [1998], ©1998.

xxiv, 552 pages : illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.

Map on lining papers

Quantifying the health risks of sex and reproduction : implications of alternative definitions / Christopher J.L. Murray, Alan D. Lopez -- Sexually transmitted diseases / Jane Rowley, Seth Berkley -- Maternal mortality overview ; Antepartum and postpartum haemorrhage / Carla AbouZahr -- Puerperal sepsis and other puerperal infections / Carla AbouZahr, Elisabeth Åhman, Richard Guidotti -- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy / Carla AbouZahr, Richard Guidotti -- Prolonged and obstructed labor / Carla Abouzahr -- Unsafe abortion and ectopic pregnancy / Carla AbouZahr, Elisabeth Åhman

Includes bibliographic references and index