[Reducing maternal mortality in developing countries: toward an action program]

These are the proceedings of a seminar held in Paris France October 3-7 1988 concerning the reduction of maternal mortality in developing countries. The 15 papers included here look at specific case studies primarily in the francophone countries of Africa as well as the main causes of maternal mortality the estimation of maternal mortality from inadequate data problems involved in reducing mortality from this cause and appropriate epidemiological methods. (ANNOTATION)