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Our Mothers Are Dying: How Economics Affect Maternal Mortality, Kendall Wheelock
Our Mothers Are Dying: How Economics Affect Maternal Mortality, Kendall Wheelock
Honors Theses
One of the primary goals from the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals is to reduce maternal mortality on a global scale. It is well documented that economic success has a strong correlation with maternal mortality (Kirigia et al 2014, 1-3). There is ample research on how one’s health affects their ability to participate in society, furthermore protecting women within the sphere of medicine is a key part of advancing society. This thesis aims to give qualitative and quantitive backing to a deeper investigation of the correlation between economic success and maternal health.
To focus this research, the thesis focuses on …