Bioethics journalBioethics journal2070-15862782-6589Volgograd State Medical University54924Research ArticleIS HIGH MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE IN GHANA AN ETHICAL OR AN ETHNIC ISSUE?TkachenkoL. VD.Sc., Professor, head of the chair of obstetrics and gynecology of the department for continuing education-SkladonovskayaT. VPh.D., assistant professor of the chair of obstetrics and gynecology of the department for continuing education-SviridovaN. VPh.D., assistant professor of the chair of obstetrics and gynecology of the department for continuing education-AsirifiSamuel AmoakoPost-graduate student of the chair of obstetrics and gynecology of the department for continuing education-Volgograd State Medical University1506201361505314122020Copyright © 2013, Tkachenko L.V., Skladonovskaya T.V., Sviridova N.V., Asirifi S.A.2013The article reviews maternal mortality rates in the Republic of Ghana. It has been identified that maternal mortality in Ghana is an integral indicator of women’s health in their reproductive age which reflects the complex interactions between economic, cultural, social, hygienic, medical and organizational factors.Ghanamaternal mortality ratecausesoutcomesvalue of lifeГанаматеринская смертностьпричиныисходыценность жизни[Айламазян Э.К. Акушерские кровотечения (профилактика и лечение) / Э.К. Айламазян, М.А. Репина, Т.У. Кузьминых // Акуш. и гинекология. - 2009. - № 3. - С. 15-20.][Савельева. Г.М. Материнская смертность и пути ее снижения / Г. М. Савельева, М. А. Курцер, Р. И. Шалина // Акушерство и гинекология. - 2009. - N 3. - С. 11-15.][Agan T.U., Archibong E.I., Ekabua J.E., et al. Trends in maternal mortality at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, 1999-2009 // Int. J. Womens Health. - 2010. -Vol. 2. - P. 249-254.][Allen V.M., Baskett T.F., O'Connell C.M., et al. Maternal and perinatal outcomes with increasing duration of the second stage of labor // Obstet Gynecol. 2009; 113(6): 1248-1258.][Miller D. et al. (eds.) The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1991. P. 414 - 416.]