How can we improve maternal health?

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11 ideas to improve maternal health in areas of conflict and…

1 | Empower women.
2 | Kit out refugee camps.
3| Go mobile.
4 | Use an integrated approach.
5 | Provide access to contraception and safe abortions.
6 | Make responses context-specific.
7 | Get men involved.
8 | Go back to basics.

What is the most common cause of maternal mortality in Ethiopia?

Results: The main direct causes of maternal death in Ethiopia include obstetric complications such as hemorrhage (29.9%; 95% CI: 20.28%-39.56%), obstructed labor/ruptured uterus (22.34%; 95% CI: 15.26%-29.42%), pregnancy-induced hypertension (16.9%; 95% CI:11.2%-22.6%), puerperal sepsis (14.68%; 95% CI: 10.56%-18.8%).

What goal improves maternal health?

A specific goal, Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5, was put in place to ‘Improve maternal health. ‘ It was supported by: Target 5a: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio and. Target 5b: Achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health.

How can maternal health problems be prevented?

Making Pregnancy Safer

The education of women.
An increase in the use of contraception.
More prenatal care.
More births in hospitals or with skilled health care providers present.
Greater availability of antibiotics, blood transfusions, and treatments for complications.

How can improve maternal health reduce poverty?

Q: How can improved maternal health reduce poverty? A: Investing in better maternal health not only improves a mother’s health and that of her family, but also increases the number of women in the workforce and promotes the economic well-being of communities and countries.

How can we reduce global maternal mortality?

Increasing age at marriage/first birth, improving family planning, especially for adolescents, and addressing unsafe abortion are also necessary. Long-term plans to improve the coverage and quality of skilled attendance at birth appears also to be the key for substantial MMR reduction in the long term [20•,21••].

Has maternal health been improved?

The universal maternal mortality ratio has reduced by 45 percent between 1990 and 2013, from 380 to 210 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Despite the progress, every day lots of women die during pregnancy or from complications arising from childbirth.

Why is maternal health important?

Improving maternal health is key to saving the lives of more than half a million women who die as a result of complications from pregnancy and childbirth each year.

How can maternal mortality be reduced in developing countries?

Large-scale successes in reducing maternal mortality.
Evidence on specific interventions. Training traditional birth attendants. Skilled birth attendants. Antenatal care. Community mobilization. Clean delivery kits.