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02519aam a2200361Ii 4500 001 A37BC0C6FFE911EBB6EAFDEE22ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210818010020 008 210730t20212021nyua b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1623139031 020 $a 9781623139032 035 $a (OCoLC)1262336095 040 $a LUI $b eng $e rda $c LUI $d SILO 043 $a a-af--- 050 4 $a RA541.A3 $b B37 2021 100 1 $a Barr, Heather, $e author. 245 10 $a "I would like four kids-- if we stay alive" : $b women's access to health care in Afghanistan / $c written by Heather Barr. 246 30 $a Women's access to health care in Afghanistan 246 3 $a Afghanistan. $p "I would like four kids-- if we stay alive" 264 1 $a [New York, N.Y.] : $b Human Rights Watch, $c [2021] 300 $a 49 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 27 cm 500 $a "May 2021"--Table of contents page. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a "For the past two decades, Afghanistan has depended on international donor support to fund essential services like health care. But this support has been falling for years and will likely continue to do so--perhaps precipitously--as the United States and NATO withdraw all forces from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021.... The funding decline is having a life-threatening impact on Afghan women and girls. Health services that were once free no longer are, as hospitals cannot afford basic supplies. Costs are passed to patients, many of whom cannot pay them, or cannot even afford transportation to a health facility--problems the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated. Women often have more children than they want because of lack of access to modern contraception; face risky pregnancies because of a dearth of care; and undergo procedures that could be safer with access to more modern techniques. Maternal and infant mortality remain very high. Progress on some key indicators, such as accessing prenatal care and skilled birth attendance, is stagnating, or even reversing"--Page 4 of cover. 650 0 $a Women's health services $z Afghanistan. 650 0 $a Reproductive health services $z Afghanistan. 650 0 $a Health services accessibility $z Afghanistan. 650 0 $a Medical care $z Afghanistan. 650 0 $a Economic assistance $z Afghanistan. 710 2 $a Human Rights Watch (Organization), $e issuing body. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220526013801.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A37BC0C6FFE911EBB6EAFDEE22ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search