Maternal Health and Maternal Mortality in Post War Liberia: A Survey Analysis

BACKGROUND: Maternal health is an important aspect for the development of any country in terms of increasing equity and reducing poverty. For reduction of maternal mortality and morbidity Government of India launched National health mission (NHM). Some of the major initiatives under NHM are– ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist), JSY/JSSK (Janani Suraksha Yojana / Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram), National mobile medical units, National ambulance services. METHODS: A retrospective observational study was performed in department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, G.S.V.M Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh which is a low performing state, during the period of 2018 to 2019. A total of 5134 obstetric patients including 1032 low general condition patients were included over duration of 20 months since January 2018 to august 2019. This observational study collected information regarding number of deliveries in different years in this tertiary care hospital, effect on availability of health facilities and antenatal care to the antenatal women after introduction of JSY, ASHA and ambulance services. CONCLUSIONS: After JSY there is major difference in OPD admission and institutional delivery rate. Ambulance services had major contributory role in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity. There is need to improve performance of ASHA by proper supervision and monitoring.

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Maternal morbidity

Oxford Textbook of Global Health of Women, Newborns, Children, and Adolescents ◽

10.1093/med/9780198794684.003.0023 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 112-116

Author(s):

Mary McCauley ◽

Nynke van den Broek

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Maternal Health ◽

Maternal Mortality ◽

Maternal Morbidity ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Health And Wellbeing ◽

Development Goals ◽

Low And Middle Income

Maternal morbidity describes complications that have a significant effect on women during and after pregnancy, and are a leading cause of ill-health among women of reproductive age, especially in low- and middle-income countries. With the introduction of the new Sustainable Development Goals, the scope of global maternal health targets has been expanded, moving from a focus on preventing maternal mortality to formulating targets and emphasising the importance of maternal health and wellbeing. This chapter introduces the new concept of maternal morbidity, suggests how this relates to maternal mortality, and summarises what is known about the burden of maternal morbidity globally and what interventions and research are needed to improve maternal health during and after pregnancy, with an emphasis on the context of low- and middle-income countries.

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Improving Maternal Health: The Safe Childbirth Checklist as a Tool for Reducing Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Selected Topics in Midwifery Care ◽

10.5772/intechopen.82616 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Julius Dohbit ◽

Vetty Agala ◽

Pamela Chinwa-Banda ◽

Betty Anane- Fenin ◽

Omosivie Maduka ◽

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Keyword(s):

Maternal Health ◽

Maternal Mortality ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

Safe Childbirth Checklist ◽

Maternal Mortality And Morbidity ◽

Safe Childbirth

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Maternal Health and Green Spaces in China: A Longitudinal Analysis of MMR Based on Spatial Panel Model

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare7040154 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 154 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jin ◽

Gao ◽

Liu ◽

Peng ◽

Wu

Keyword(s):

Maternal Health ◽

Maternal Mortality ◽

Green Space ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Green Spaces ◽

Valuable Insight ◽

Spatial Panel ◽

Panel Model ◽

Spatial Panel Model ◽

Insight Into

The positive impact of green spaces on public health has attracted increasing attention, and maternal health has also been shown to be related to green spaces. However, there are different kinds of green space indicators that represent different mechanisms for mitigating maternal health, and few studies have investigated the different relevance amongst them with longitudinal data. This study explores the correlation between various green space indicators and maternal health using spatial panel models with provincial data from China from 2007 to 2016. The results indicate that all kinds of green spaces could decrease maternal mortality, wherein public green spaces may play a key role. In terms of spatial correlation, an increase in green space coverage in adjacent provinces may also result in a slight decline in maternal mortality. This paper provides valuable insight into the correlation between maternal health and green spaces.

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