Role of women in promoting maternal and child health

Abstract

The role which maternal and child health plays in national and international health programmes enjoys the same importance as that played by the eradication of epidemics. The care of mother and child is, thus one of the central problems to be dealt with, especially in the wake of industrialization. Taking the European countries as an example, it might be demonstrated what measures have to be taken to guarantee the best possible health for mother and child.