A heavily pregnant woman walking a road littered with risks to her death: reducing risks of child birth in Uganda. Colour lithograph by the Ministry of Health, ca. 1998.

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[1998?]
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811546i
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A heavily pregnant woman walking a road littered with risks to her death: reducing risks of child birth in Uganda. Colour lithograph by the Ministry of Health, ca. 1998. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Side paths bears titles such as "poor socio economic development," "excessive fertility," "high risk pregnancy," and "life threatening complications" lead off. The main path leads her to a coffin.

Other lettering: Involvement of male partner, raising the status of women, family planning services, positive attitude of health workers, community based maternity services and accessible first level referral services

Publication/Creation

Uganda : Published by the Ministry of Health, MCH/FP Department ; Uganda : WHO, [1998?]

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colour ; sheet 43.6 x 61.4 cm

Lettering

The road to maternal death. Published by the Ministry of Health, MCH/FP Department and WHO. Bears logo: Republic of Uganda Bears logo of WHO

Copyright note

Ministry of Health WHO ca. 1998 26/04/2012 Uganda UkLW Transcription from the item

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M/MC database ref: PO-UGA-110

Reference

Wellcome Collection 811546i

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