Studies question UN strategies to save mothers

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FILE- In this July 25, 2010 file photo, traditional birth attendant Magret Atieno assists Mary Wairimu into a position to give birth, during labor in the Korogocho neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. In the past decade, billions of dollars have been spent trying to save mothers in developing countries using strategies deemed essential by the United Nations. But in two large analyses of maternal health programs_ including one conducted by the U.N. itself _ the efforts appeared almost useless, raising troubling questions about how billions of dollars are spent. Critics are calling for the pricey global initiatives to be significantly overhauled; the programs continue to be implemented despite little proof they work. Even public health officials acknowledge they were taken aback by the results. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi, File)LONDON (AP) — In the past decade, billions of dollars have been spent trying to save the lives of mothers in developing countries using strategies — usually inexpensive drugs — deemed essential by the U.N. health agency.

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