Latest items for MMR-PRACTICE-1
March 27, 2023, 4:03 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Many parts of the United States have much higher maternal mortality than California, and fewer policies to support families. California was the first state to offer paid family leave. It has one of the most generous public insurance programs for pregnant women. The state has invested in specific programs aimed at reducing maternal deaths and racial disparities in childbirth." (para 28). "Like California, Sweden has also started targeted efforts to reduce maternal deaths. When officials there recognized that African immigrants giving birth were dying more frequently, they began piloting a 'culture doula' program, with doulas who were immigrants themselves helping pregnant women navigate the country’s health system. Local maternal health...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Many parts of the United States have much higher maternal mortality than California, and fewer policies to support families. California was the first state to offer paid family leave. It has one of the most generous public insurance programs for pregnant women. The state has invested in specific programs aimed at reducing maternal deaths and racial disparities in childbirth." (para 28). "Like California, Sweden has also started targeted efforts to reduce maternal deaths. When officials there recognized that African immigrants giving birth were dying more frequently, they began piloting a 'culture doula' program, with doulas who were immigrants themselves helping pregnant women navigate the country’s health system. Local maternal health...more
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Ministry developed the national Reproductive Health Strategy to be implemented from 2016–2020 in order to reduce maternal mortality and promote reproductive health" (17). "Fistula is a major problem emanating from child marriage, early pregnancies, and prolonged labour. The Government has collaborated with the major Fistula Hospital in the country to expand the medical treatment centres to nine Regional states" (18). Fistula leads to maternal mortality (MV-coder comment). "Traditional norms and attitudes; low level of education among women; and the resulting constrained decision-making power of women are among the factors that contributes for maternal death" (18). "Expansion in road access facilitated women’s access to markets, health facilities as well as...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Ministry developed the national Reproductive Health Strategy to be implemented from 2016–2020 in order to reduce maternal mortality and promote reproductive health" (17). "Fistula is a major problem emanating from child marriage, early pregnancies, and prolonged labour. The Government has collaborated with the major Fistula Hospital in the country to expand the medical treatment centres to nine Regional states" (18). Fistula leads to maternal mortality (MV-coder comment). "Traditional norms and attitudes; low level of education among women; and the resulting constrained decision-making power of women are among the factors that contributes for maternal death" (18). "Expansion in road access facilitated women’s access to markets, health facilities as well as...more
March 17, 2023, 7:27 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he number of health extension workers [increased], which are front line providers of maternal health services. The majority of the health extension workers operate in the rural setting, making maternal health services accessible to the rural population. Similarly, the number of midwives reached 12,045 bringing the ratio of midwives to population ratio to 1:7478 from the previous ratio of 1:39, l758" (30).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he number of health extension workers [increased], which are front line providers of maternal health services. The majority of the health extension workers operate in the rural setting, making maternal health services accessible to the rural population. Similarly, the number of midwives reached 12,045 bringing the ratio of midwives to population ratio to 1:7478 from the previous ratio of 1:39, l758" (30).
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
""The GoN is implementing Multi-sector Nutritional Plan 2013-2017 (MSNP) which targets teenaged girls, pregnant women and breast feeding mothers of low income groups. This plan is being implemented and has had positive impacts so far in increasing life expectancy, decreasing maternal mortality and improving the basic health of girl children."(17). "With the objective to help decrease the infant, child and maternal mortality rate and to increase the average life expectancy, the GoN in the current FY has allocated Nrs. 33.52 billion for the overall improvement of health indicators. Nepal has achieved most of the health related MDGs. Nepal was awarded the MDG Achievement Award in 2011 for its achievement in...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
""The GoN is implementing Multi-sector Nutritional Plan 2013-2017 (MSNP) which targets teenaged girls, pregnant women and breast feeding mothers of low income groups. This plan is being implemented and has had positive impacts so far in increasing life expectancy, decreasing maternal mortality and improving the basic health of girl children."(17). "With the objective to help decrease the infant, child and maternal mortality rate and to increase the average life expectancy, the GoN in the current FY has allocated Nrs. 33.52 billion for the overall improvement of health indicators. Nepal has achieved most of the health related MDGs. Nepal was awarded the MDG Achievement Award in 2011 for its achievement in...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:52 a.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Poland — It was shortly before 11 p.m. when Izabela Sajbor realized the doctors were prepared to let her die.Her doctor had already told her that her fetus had severe abnormalities and would almost certainly die in the womb. If it made it to term, life expectancy was a year, at most. At 22 weeks pregnant, Ms. Sajbor had been admitted to a hospital after her water broke prematurely. She knew that there was a short window to induce birth or surgically remove the fetus to avert infection and potentially fatal sepsis. But even as she developed a fever, vomited and convulsed on the floor, it seemed to be the...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Poland — It was shortly before 11 p.m. when Izabela Sajbor realized the doctors were prepared to let her die.Her doctor had already told her that her fetus had severe abnormalities and would almost certainly die in the womb. If it made it to term, life expectancy was a year, at most. At 22 weeks pregnant, Ms. Sajbor had been admitted to a hospital after her water broke prematurely. She knew that there was a short window to induce birth or surgically remove the fetus to avert infection and potentially fatal sepsis. But even as she developed a fever, vomited and convulsed on the floor, it seemed to be the...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:31 a.m.
Countries: Philippines
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Anna stabilised and continued dialysis for months at home, she stopped treatment prematurely. She became progressively ill over the next seven months. She tried to restart treatment but her family could not afford the fees, her aunt said. She died in July 2021.Her aunt still faces 600,000 pesos (£9,000) in medical bills" (Para.15-16). "Across the Philippines, many women face the same decisions as Anna, feeling they have no choice but to risk their lives seeking illegal terminations. The latest estimate, from 2008, suggested that as many as 1,000 women died each year from complications related to unsafe abortions. It is feared that this has increased to more than 2,000 –...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Anna stabilised and continued dialysis for months at home, she stopped treatment prematurely. She became progressively ill over the next seven months. She tried to restart treatment but her family could not afford the fees, her aunt said. She died in July 2021.Her aunt still faces 600,000 pesos (£9,000) in medical bills" (Para.15-16). "Across the Philippines, many women face the same decisions as Anna, feeling they have no choice but to risk their lives seeking illegal terminations. The latest estimate, from 2008, suggested that as many as 1,000 women died each year from complications related to unsafe abortions. It is feared that this has increased to more than 2,000 –...more
Feb. 6, 2023, 12:07 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms Discrimination against Women] commends the State party for the decreasing maternal mortality rate and the provision since 2015 of mandatory health insurance from the State budget under the Reproductive Rights Act...[T]he Committee recommends that the State party...[a]ddress the causes of maternal and infant mortality by ensuring access to safe abortion and post-abortion services and obstetric care, addressing the high number of early pregnancies and increasing the number of skilled birth attendants, including in rural and remote areas" (12).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms Discrimination against Women] commends the State party for the decreasing maternal mortality rate and the provision since 2015 of mandatory health insurance from the State budget under the Reproductive Rights Act...[T]he Committee recommends that the State party...[a]ddress the causes of maternal and infant mortality by ensuring access to safe abortion and post-abortion services and obstetric care, addressing the high number of early pregnancies and increasing the number of skilled birth attendants, including in rural and remote areas" (12).
Feb. 4, 2023, 6:14 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Annual Rate of Reduction in maternal mortality ratio accelerated to 3.9% in the reporting period." (19).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Annual Rate of Reduction in maternal mortality ratio accelerated to 3.9% in the reporting period." (19).
Feb. 4, 2023, 8:40 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"[CEDAW recommends reducing] maternal mortality by improving access to basic prenatal and postnatal care and emergency obstetric services provided by skilled birth attendants throughout the territory of the State party"(11). This indicates that there is a lack of skilled birth attendants (MV-coder comment).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"[CEDAW recommends reducing] maternal mortality by improving access to basic prenatal and postnatal care and emergency obstetric services provided by skilled birth attendants throughout the territory of the State party"(11). This indicates that there is a lack of skilled birth attendants (MV-coder comment).
Jan. 12, 2023, 8:01 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Maternal Homes program, that covers women from rural areas or with high-risk pregnancies, ensures accommodation, food, and prenatal training for pregnant women. In 2015, 51,189 pregnant women were housed in 174 Maternal Homes and in 2018, 61,648 pregnant women were housed in 178 Maternal Homes. According to the Nicaraguan Ministry for Health, these types of programs have contributed to the 60 percent reduction of maternal mortality rates, going from 78.2 deaths in 2007 to 47 deaths per 100,000 live births registered in 2018" (para 35).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Maternal Homes program, that covers women from rural areas or with high-risk pregnancies, ensures accommodation, food, and prenatal training for pregnant women. In 2015, 51,189 pregnant women were housed in 174 Maternal Homes and in 2018, 61,648 pregnant women were housed in 178 Maternal Homes. According to the Nicaraguan Ministry for Health, these types of programs have contributed to the 60 percent reduction of maternal mortality rates, going from 78.2 deaths in 2007 to 47 deaths per 100,000 live births registered in 2018" (para 35).
Jan. 12, 2023, 7:24 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-3
"An NHS spokesman said more women are benefiting from specialist perinatal mental health services than ever before, with nearly 45,000 accessing support last year – up by more than a quarter compared to the previous year." (para 9).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-3
"An NHS spokesman said more women are benefiting from specialist perinatal mental health services than ever before, with nearly 45,000 accessing support last year – up by more than a quarter compared to the previous year." (para 9).
Jan. 6, 2023, 5:05 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Global estimates suggest that between 50,000 to 100,000 pregnant women develop a fistula each year, and in 90 per cent of cases the newborn does not survive. Fistula also brings shame, isolation, and rejection from families and communities, something Birchiko herself experienced" (para 6). "In Ethiopia, all the risk factors for fistula are present. Almost 80 per cent of health facilities have been looted or damaged in Tigray during the conflict, medical supplies are in short supply and the referral system has broken down. This has significantly compromised access to maternal health care – today less than 30 per cent of births are attended by a skilled medical professional. The...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Global estimates suggest that between 50,000 to 100,000 pregnant women develop a fistula each year, and in 90 per cent of cases the newborn does not survive. Fistula also brings shame, isolation, and rejection from families and communities, something Birchiko herself experienced" (para 6). "In Ethiopia, all the risk factors for fistula are present. Almost 80 per cent of health facilities have been looted or damaged in Tigray during the conflict, medical supplies are in short supply and the referral system has broken down. This has significantly compromised access to maternal health care – today less than 30 per cent of births are attended by a skilled medical professional. The...more
Dec. 19, 2022, 12:12 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Trained to meet a desperately required need, she instead spent her days sitting at home" (para 11). This explains the maternal mortality rate since the women who are trained are restricted by mahram (MV-coder comment).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Trained to meet a desperately required need, she instead spent her days sitting at home" (para 11). This explains the maternal mortality rate since the women who are trained are restricted by mahram (MV-coder comment).
July 7, 2022, 12:10 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The report also found that in recent years, severe maternal morbidity (SMM), which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines as unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery that result in significant short- or long-term consequences to a woman’s health, increased overall and especially among people of color" (Para. 4).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The report also found that in recent years, severe maternal morbidity (SMM), which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines as unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery that result in significant short- or long-term consequences to a woman’s health, increased overall and especially among people of color" (Para. 4).
July 1, 2022, 11:43 a.m.
Countries: East Timor
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"A road map was established in 2014 by the MoH for the development and implementation of a Maternal Death Surveillance Response (MDSR) System. In 2015, the Maternal Death Review process was established in all hospitals and expanded beyond since 2017. In 2016, verbal autopsy reporting, including for intrapartum and immediate postpartum, was introduced through SOPs. Health workers from the 6 hospitals were trained accordingly on the new MDSR system as well as health workers at community level, local authorities, community leaders, NGOs on the SOPs" (35).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"A road map was established in 2014 by the MoH for the development and implementation of a Maternal Death Surveillance Response (MDSR) System. In 2015, the Maternal Death Review process was established in all hospitals and expanded beyond since 2017. In 2016, verbal autopsy reporting, including for intrapartum and immediate postpartum, was introduced through SOPs. Health workers from the 6 hospitals were trained accordingly on the new MDSR system as well as health workers at community level, local authorities, community leaders, NGOs on the SOPs" (35).
July 1, 2022, 11:06 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"To address the maternal mortality rate, the Government consistently improves access to healthcare services. Thus, the government are focused on 5 (five) key activities which include: 1) each delivery is carried out in a health facility; (2) every obstetric and neonatal complication receives adequate help; (3) every woman of childbearing age has access to the prevention of unwanted pregnancies and the handling of post-miscarriage complications; (4) coverage of services for pregnant women at least 4 times (K4) by increasing health personnel; and (5) availability of birth waiting house facilities that bring pregnant women closer to health care facilities" (2). "Efforts to reduce MMR are implemented by expanding access to maternal...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"To address the maternal mortality rate, the Government consistently improves access to healthcare services. Thus, the government are focused on 5 (five) key activities which include: 1) each delivery is carried out in a health facility; (2) every obstetric and neonatal complication receives adequate help; (3) every woman of childbearing age has access to the prevention of unwanted pregnancies and the handling of post-miscarriage complications; (4) coverage of services for pregnant women at least 4 times (K4) by increasing health personnel; and (5) availability of birth waiting house facilities that bring pregnant women closer to health care facilities" (2). "Efforts to reduce MMR are implemented by expanding access to maternal...more
June 7, 2022, 10:47 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"As of the end of 2009, there were a total of 3013 Maternal and Infant Health Care hospitals (medical stations and centres), with a total of over 500,000 Maternal and Infant Health Care personnel" (45).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"As of the end of 2009, there were a total of 3013 Maternal and Infant Health Care hospitals (medical stations and centres), with a total of over 500,000 Maternal and Infant Health Care personnel" (45).
May 27, 2022, 4:14 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Prenatal care programme is one of the routine services that is applied across the country in order to increase maternal health level and reduce maternal mortality" (24).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Prenatal care programme is one of the routine services that is applied across the country in order to increase maternal health level and reduce maternal mortality" (24).
May 16, 2022, 8:09 p.m.
Countries: Suriname
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"To date, Suriname has made significant improvements in the fields of enrolment of women in education, reduction of maternal mortality, combating HIV/AIDS, adoption/revision of legislation and defining and implementing of various national plans, programs and projects" ( 6). "In order to report on the progress with regard to maternal health, it is worth mentioning achievements made in the areas of reducing maternal mortality, improved birth attendance by skilled personnel and increased access to reproductive health" (29). "Most important causes of maternal mortality as registered are Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH), excessive loss of blood (HPP) and complications during pregnancy, delivery or in puerperium" (29).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"To date, Suriname has made significant improvements in the fields of enrolment of women in education, reduction of maternal mortality, combating HIV/AIDS, adoption/revision of legislation and defining and implementing of various national plans, programs and projects" ( 6). "In order to report on the progress with regard to maternal health, it is worth mentioning achievements made in the areas of reducing maternal mortality, improved birth attendance by skilled personnel and increased access to reproductive health" (29). "Most important causes of maternal mortality as registered are Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH), excessive loss of blood (HPP) and complications during pregnancy, delivery or in puerperium" (29).
May 12, 2022, 5 p.m.
Countries: Panama
Variables: CWC-DATA-2, MMR-PRACTICE-1
"...Access to health care was a significant problem in the indigenous comarcas, despite government investment in more health infrastructure and staff. This was reflected in high rates of maternal and infant mortality, malnutrition, and an increase in HIV rates. The government continued to execute the Indigenous Development Plan jointly developed with indigenous leaders in 2013" (17).
Variables: CWC-DATA-2, MMR-PRACTICE-1
"...Access to health care was a significant problem in the indigenous comarcas, despite government investment in more health infrastructure and staff. This was reflected in high rates of maternal and infant mortality, malnutrition, and an increase in HIV rates. The government continued to execute the Indigenous Development Plan jointly developed with indigenous leaders in 2013" (17).
Feb. 28, 2022, 12:54 a.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
“Earlier this month, 21-year-old Lakhu BK decided to have her baby at home in her village in the far west of Nepal. She had feared contracting Covid-19 if she went to a health centre. She lost her life giving birth. 'I thought my daughter-in-law will die from [the] virus but did not think she would die from being unable to give birth,' said her mother-in-law, Pamfi BK, 50. By the time the family sought medical help, it was too late. 'Her baby had already died. We somehow managed to deliver a dead baby, but I could not save her life,' said Urmila Acharya, an auxiliary nurse at Dhaulagoha health centre...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
“Earlier this month, 21-year-old Lakhu BK decided to have her baby at home in her village in the far west of Nepal. She had feared contracting Covid-19 if she went to a health centre. She lost her life giving birth. 'I thought my daughter-in-law will die from [the] virus but did not think she would die from being unable to give birth,' said her mother-in-law, Pamfi BK, 50. By the time the family sought medical help, it was too late. 'Her baby had already died. We somehow managed to deliver a dead baby, but I could not save her life,' said Urmila Acharya, an auxiliary nurse at Dhaulagoha health centre...more
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The state does not have programs to reduce the incidence of maternal mortality rate. However, there are private clinics opened in Mogadishu by women who are trying to tackle such a phenomena" (1).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The state does not have programs to reduce the incidence of maternal mortality rate. However, there are private clinics opened in Mogadishu by women who are trying to tackle such a phenomena" (1).
Sept. 22, 2021, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee commends the State party on its efforts to reduce maternal mortality and improve access to family planning. It also welcomes the training of female health personnel and midwives by the State party and their deployment to remote areas. The Committee is, however, deeply concerned about the limited access that women have to health care, in particular sexual and reproductive health-care services and information, especially in rural and remote areas, the persistently high rate of maternal mortality and the disproportionate impact of conflict on women’s health" (14). "It also notes with concern...The high number of women who suffer from obstetric fistula owing to obstructed labour" (14).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee commends the State party on its efforts to reduce maternal mortality and improve access to family planning. It also welcomes the training of female health personnel and midwives by the State party and their deployment to remote areas. The Committee is, however, deeply concerned about the limited access that women have to health care, in particular sexual and reproductive health-care services and information, especially in rural and remote areas, the persistently high rate of maternal mortality and the disproportionate impact of conflict on women’s health" (14). "It also notes with concern...The high number of women who suffer from obstetric fistula owing to obstructed labour" (14).
Sept. 14, 2021, 8:03 a.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"When abortion is illegal, it is unsafe. In El Salvador, scores of women die every year from illegal abortions. They aren’t the daughters of the elite, whose money helps them find safe, private ways to end their unwanted pregnancies. They are the women who live far from cities, in cinder-block homes with dirt floors and no running water. They are the women who continue to use coat hangers in the age of the Internet because they cannot afford to purchase abortion drugs online. In addition, banning abortion changes the lives of girls, who, because they cannot get an abortion, become mothers as teenagers. El Salvador has one of the highest...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"When abortion is illegal, it is unsafe. In El Salvador, scores of women die every year from illegal abortions. They aren’t the daughters of the elite, whose money helps them find safe, private ways to end their unwanted pregnancies. They are the women who live far from cities, in cinder-block homes with dirt floors and no running water. They are the women who continue to use coat hangers in the age of the Internet because they cannot afford to purchase abortion drugs online. In addition, banning abortion changes the lives of girls, who, because they cannot get an abortion, become mothers as teenagers. El Salvador has one of the highest...more
July 1, 2021, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The health system hangs together by a thread; only about half of all health facilities in Yemen are functional, and of those still operating, only 20 per cent provide maternal and child health services. A woman dies in childbirth every two hours [in Yemen], says UNFPA" (para 7).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The health system hangs together by a thread; only about half of all health facilities in Yemen are functional, and of those still operating, only 20 per cent provide maternal and child health services. A woman dies in childbirth every two hours [in Yemen], says UNFPA" (para 7).
May 18, 2021, 8:34 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Hemanti Dhara Das was severely underweight and anemic at the time of her pregnancy. Her weight had dropped to 32 kg and her haemoglobin level had dipped to 6 gm/dl. While she managed to deliver her baby, she died three months later because of complications arising out of childbirth. Das, who stayed in the Tinsukia district in Assam, is not alone to meet such a cruel fate. Hundreds of women die in Upper Assam every year because of anemia, blood pressure and malnutrition" (para 1-3). "But a group of women from 20 villages of Upper Assam are on a mission to save their kind from the clutches of death and...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Hemanti Dhara Das was severely underweight and anemic at the time of her pregnancy. Her weight had dropped to 32 kg and her haemoglobin level had dipped to 6 gm/dl. While she managed to deliver her baby, she died three months later because of complications arising out of childbirth. Das, who stayed in the Tinsukia district in Assam, is not alone to meet such a cruel fate. Hundreds of women die in Upper Assam every year because of anemia, blood pressure and malnutrition" (para 1-3). "But a group of women from 20 villages of Upper Assam are on a mission to save their kind from the clutches of death and...more
April 22, 2021, 6:30 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Meanwhile, the country registers numbers of unsafe abortions that are among the highest in Africa. Maternal mortality is high at about 6,000 deaths per year, 17 per cent of them from complications of unsafe abortion" (para 1). "This [the extension of reproductive rights] would help prevent more deaths through unsafe abortion practices, which claim the lives of seven women every day and cost public health facilities over 500 million Kenyan shillings every year in post-abortion care, according to research published in 2018 by the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) and the Kenyan Ministry of Health" (para 3).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Meanwhile, the country registers numbers of unsafe abortions that are among the highest in Africa. Maternal mortality is high at about 6,000 deaths per year, 17 per cent of them from complications of unsafe abortion" (para 1). "This [the extension of reproductive rights] would help prevent more deaths through unsafe abortion practices, which claim the lives of seven women every day and cost public health facilities over 500 million Kenyan shillings every year in post-abortion care, according to research published in 2018 by the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) and the Kenyan Ministry of Health" (para 3).
Feb. 6, 2021, 12:57 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
“Few to none of these maternal deaths are due to medical mismanagement. Instead, problems of access, care coordination, and inequities in health care resources and social services are at the heart of maternal death rates” (para. 2). “Consistently, these task forces have arrived at the same conclusion: the causes affecting pregnancy-related deaths are not separa.te threads, but a web; and these overlapping social, economic, behavioral, and genetic determinants cannot be adequately addressed by siloed stakeholders” (para. 5). “Cradle Cincinnati is an exemplar. They have formed a coalition that connects all of the significant stakeholders in the pregnancy space to combat the high infant mortality rates in Hamilton Country, Ohio, joining...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
“Few to none of these maternal deaths are due to medical mismanagement. Instead, problems of access, care coordination, and inequities in health care resources and social services are at the heart of maternal death rates” (para. 2). “Consistently, these task forces have arrived at the same conclusion: the causes affecting pregnancy-related deaths are not separa.te threads, but a web; and these overlapping social, economic, behavioral, and genetic determinants cannot be adequately addressed by siloed stakeholders” (para. 5). “Cradle Cincinnati is an exemplar. They have formed a coalition that connects all of the significant stakeholders in the pregnancy space to combat the high infant mortality rates in Hamilton Country, Ohio, joining...more
Feb. 4, 2021, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"While noting efforts by the State party to achieve greater coverage of maternal health services, the Committee is concerned about the persistently high rate of maternal mortality in some states and the high rate of deaths resulting from unsafe abortion, lack of access to safe abortion, post-abortion care and high-quality services for the management of complications arising from unsafe abortion" (11). "The Committee urges the State party...To adopt a policy for mandatory and accurate reporting of maternal deaths, irrespective of whether the deaths occur in public or private health facilities, homes or on the way to a health facility, and to establish a system to monitor the delivery of transparent...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"While noting efforts by the State party to achieve greater coverage of maternal health services, the Committee is concerned about the persistently high rate of maternal mortality in some states and the high rate of deaths resulting from unsafe abortion, lack of access to safe abortion, post-abortion care and high-quality services for the management of complications arising from unsafe abortion" (11). "The Committee urges the State party...To adopt a policy for mandatory and accurate reporting of maternal deaths, irrespective of whether the deaths occur in public or private health facilities, homes or on the way to a health facility, and to establish a system to monitor the delivery of transparent...more
Jan. 31, 2021, 1:58 p.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
“Deliveries are officially performed in hospital units, in particular maternity wards and maternal and child centres, by midwives or by skilled personnel, including doctors and nurses, where professional midwives are not available, a situation that has improved as a result of intensive training of health personnel. An estimated 22.8 per cent of births still occur at home, mostly with the support of trained traditional birth attendants, who are supervised and provided with guidance under the national health system throughout the country” (pp. 37). “With regard to training in this area, the National Development Plan established an annual training goal of 564 traditional birth attendants, a number that was exceeded, as...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
“Deliveries are officially performed in hospital units, in particular maternity wards and maternal and child centres, by midwives or by skilled personnel, including doctors and nurses, where professional midwives are not available, a situation that has improved as a result of intensive training of health personnel. An estimated 22.8 per cent of births still occur at home, mostly with the support of trained traditional birth attendants, who are supervised and provided with guidance under the national health system throughout the country” (pp. 37). “With regard to training in this area, the National Development Plan established an annual training goal of 564 traditional birth attendants, a number that was exceeded, as...more