A/HRC/18/27 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 3 II. A human-rights base approach to maternal mortality and morbidity ...................... 2–4 3 5–34 4 rights-based approach to eliminate maternal mortality and morbidity ........... 6–16 5 B. Sexual and reproductive health rights .............................................................. 17–20 7 C. Strengthening health systems to increase access to and use of skilled care ... 21–24 8 D. Addressing unsafe abortion .............................................................................. 25–30 9 E. Improved monitoring and evaluation ............................................................... 31–34 10 IV. Examples .................................................................................................................. 35–74 11 III. Common features of good and effective practices to eliminate preventable maternal mortality using a human rights-based approach ...................................... A. V. 2 Enhancing the status of women by removing barriers to an effective human A. Africa ................................................................................................................ 36–50 11 B. Asia .................................................................................................................. 51–58 14 C. Eastern Europe.................................................................................................. 59–62 16 D. Latin America ................................................................................................... 63–74 16 Conclusions ............................................................................................................... 75 18