Maternal Health andMortality in Developing Countries: Challenges of Achieving Millennium Development Goals
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Maternal deaths and disabilities are the leading contributors of women’s disease burden with high mortality worldwide. The common risk factors of maternal mortality are postpartum bleeding(15%),complications of unsafe abortion(15%),hypertensive disorders of pregnancy(10%),postpartum infections(8%),obstructive labor(5%),blood clots(3%), and preexisting conditions(28%).UNFPA report that developing nations account for ninety-nine percent of maternal deaths with majority of those deaths occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Prevention of maternal mortality include: improvements in medical advancement, healthcare services, and maternal health plan. Improvement of maternal health comprises accessibility to healthcare and poverty reduction, detection and prevention of HIV/AIDS virus infection, body weight, oralhealth, and postpartum complications. Rwanda has an excellent record of improving maternal health.Nepal healthcare services has placed emphasis on providing family planning to rural areas and it was shown to be effective. UNFPA recommendations on reduction of maternal mortality are useful. Achievement of MDGs can be summarized by the statement of Vice President for Human Development at World Bank,2010.
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