Maternal
Mortality Ratio MMR
is defined as the number of maternal deaths
per 100,000 live births due to causes
related to pregnancy or within 42 days of
termination of pregnancy.
In India,
over 301 women die out of every 100,000
giving birth. In the developed world less
than 20 women die during child births.
Huge
variations exist between states which calls
for focused attention being paid to overcome
this challenge, particularly in interior
rural areas where transportation for
emergency care is difficult to access.
Causes
of High Maternal Mortality
Around
30% of all women need emergency care during
delivery.
Only
35% of all deliveries are conducted by a
doctor.
Only
15% are conducted by a nurse, ANM, midwife
or Lady Health Visitor.
In
urban areas more than 69% of the deliveries
took place in institutions but in rural
areas only 30% took place in institutions.
(DLHS2)
Maternal
Health affects infant health
A
child's nutritional status begins with a
woman's nutritional status during
adolescence and pregnancy.
Some
Facts:
-
The
risk of a woman dying from a
complication related to pregnancy or
childbirth Developed
Countries - 1 in 2800 India - 1 in 100
-
Many
of the surviving mothers suffer from
serious disease, or physical disability
caused by complications during pregnancy
or childbirth.
Safe
Motherhood
-
Emergency
obstetric care is critical for saving a
mother's life.
-
It
is estimated that nearly 7 million
induced abortions take place annually.
Studies show that almost 10% of all
maternal deaths are attributable to
abortion related complications.
-
Anaemia
is the underlying cause of another 20%
of the deaths.
-
Women
need help to reach emergency obstetric
facilities. Raising awareness about the
need for women to access emergency care
is critical for saving lives.
-
Women
need to know more about the emergency
contraceptive pill, that medical
termination of pregnancy is legal and
where services are available.
-
Men
need to be involved in encouraging women
to access antenatal care, to access safe
delivery services and to make spacing
and limiting faxmilies a joint
responsibility.
|
|
|
 |
-
Mithu Roy, three days before
delivering a baby boy
-
Distance to Primary Health
Center could be difficult to
cover
-
Delay can cause maternal
deaths in case of
complications.
|
|
|
Countries
which reduced maternal mortality
placed heavy emphasis on promoting
institutional delivery |
|
|
|
NFHS-3 finding on Maternal Mortality
Ratio in India
(Click on any slide for a bigger look) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
)
)
