Maternal health status in India

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Maternal health status in India

Journal Title: The Journal of Community Health Management - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 2

Abstract

Maternal health situation refers to the wellbeing of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. While motherhood is often a positive and fulfilling experience, for too many women it is associated with suffering, ill-health and even death. The major direct causes of maternal morbidity and mortality include hemorrhage, infection, high blood pressure, unsafe abortion, and obstructed labour1. Globally, 287000 women died during pregnancy and childbirth in year 2010, it declined of 47% from 1990. Most of them died because they had no access to skilled routine and emergency care. Since 1990, some countries in Asia and Northern Africa have more than halved maternal mortality2. India is in a race to achieve the target of millennium development goals (MDGs). Its target was to achieve reduction of maternal mortality ratio 109 per lakh live birth by 2015. In this direction country made lot of efforts as home visit based care for the new born babies and mothers implemented through ASHAs at village level under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) with support from Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI). After efforts, maternal mortality ratio of India has declined 34 point from 212 to 178 in 2013. The declined has been found most significant in Empowered Action Group (EAG) States from 308 to 257, Southern States and Other States have been equally declined by 22 point from 127 to 105 and 149 to 127 accordingly3,4

Authors and Affiliations

T. B Singh, D. Kumar

EP ID EP241059
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