Translating coverage gains into health gains for all women and children: the quality care opportunity

Wendy J Graham, Affette McCaw-Binns, Stephen Munjanja, Wendy J Graham, Affette McCaw-Binns, Stephen Munjanja

Abstract

Wendy Graham and colleagues reflect on quality of maternal health care, the focus of Year 1 of the PLOS-MHTF Maternal Health Collection and its 18 new articles.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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