The site promotes the translation of findings into action and also serves as a resource for best practices in maternal mortality review. A key element of this work is the Maternal Mortality Review Information Application MMRIA External , a free, new data system for committee review information that, when used, provides stronger, more standardized and detailed data than what was previously available.
The Report from Maternal Mortality Review Committees: A View into Their Critical Role External proposes where we could go as a nation as more states are able to collaborate around a shared data framework and understand how the data can inform prevention activities. The Report from Nine Maternal Mortality Review Committees External shows that most pregnancy-related deaths are preventable and highlights key opportunities for prevention.
Reproductive Health. Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate. What can women do to prevent a pregnancy-related death? What is CDC doing? Public Health Grand Rounds. Making childbirth safer in hospitals may be less daunting than remedying a lack of prenatal care or unraveling the causes of postpartum deaths. Another problem: Mothers will bring their newborns for a well-baby visit, but many skip their own postpartum 6-week visit where depression and other potential life-threatening problems may be diagnosed.
To institute a plan at the University of Texas Medical Branch combining mother and baby visits at 2 weeks postpartum. Eliminating the racial disparity gap in maternal deaths is proving to be the biggest challenge of all.
Main says that black women continue to die in childbirth at rates 3 to 4 times higher than white women regardless of underlying risk factors such as obesity and hypertension. Despite the recent negative press about the US maternal mortality crisis, some experts express optimism.
We need to stay laser-focused on that progress and give women the care they deserve. Slomski A. Coronavirus Resource Center. Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing to use our site, or clicking "Continue," you are agreeing to our Cookie Policy Continue. Save Preferences. Privacy Policy Terms of Use. An in-person celebration well worth the wait, students wore their custom red T-shirts and plastic foam skimmer hats while waving their canes, as Penn President Amy Gutmann declared them officially seniors on College Green.
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And now the decline seems to have plateaued. When there is a high death rate, relatively simple interventions — raising awareness among women of the importance of seeking medical attention during pregnancy and childbirth, training local community health workers to spot signs of problems in labour — will bring fairly quick wins.
But moving the needle much further requires greater political will and more money, says Anneka Knutsson, chief of sexual and reproductive health at the UN population fund UNFPA. These relate to competent staff in place, and facilities that, in addition to safe normal deliveries, can provide blood transfusion, C-section or other types of assisted deliveries.
It requires more long-term and complex investments in the health system. This is one reason why the pace of decrease slows down. There are a number of reasons, and they are rooted in poverty, inequality and sexism. The majority of women die in poorer, rural areas, where healthcare services are often inadequate or inaccessible, and where there is a severe shortage of trained medical staff. Women from such areas are less likely to give birth with a skilled health worker than wealthier women.
Without professional help, women give birth alone or have to rely on female relatives or traditional birth attendants to support them, putting their lives in grave danger if complications arise. Women, particularly in rural areas, may live miles from any health centre, and might struggle to pay for the transport to get there if money is tight.
Throughout pregnancy, women in poorer countries are much less likely to receive the eight antenatal appointments recommended by the WHO. These appointments are crucial in identifying problems or underlying issues that could cause difficulties in childbirth — if a woman has malaria, for instance, or needs special support because she is HIV-positive.
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