TY - BOOK ED - Women Advocates Research & Documentation Centre (Lagos, Nigeria) ED - Center for Reproductive Rights TI - Broken promises : : human rights, accountability, and maternal death in Nigeria SN - 1890671339 AV - KTA1520.5 .B76 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Center for Reproductive Rights KW - Women's health services KW - Nigeria KW - Women KW - Health and hygiene KW - Pregnant women KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - Human rights N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Acknowledgments -- Definitions of key terms -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Section one: Failures in health-care financing, leadership, and governance -- Section two: The low rate of contraceptive use in Nigeria as a major contributing factor to hight rates of maternal morality -- Section three: Barriers to maternal health care -- Section four: Unsafe abortion: a major contributor to the hight rate of maternal mortality in Nigeria -- Section five: Human rights, legal, and policy framework -- Recommendations -- Endnotes ER -