The effects of nutrition on maternal mortality: Evidence from 19th-20th century Italy

The role of nutrition on maternal mortality has been long debated in the historical and scientific literature. Some scholars refute any role of nutrition and diet in the decline of maternal mortality, privileging other causes such as the diffusion of professional midwifery and medical and scientific...

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Main Author: Matteo Manfredini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827320303153