scholarly journals Improving Maternal and Child Health in Bangladesh: The Integration of Midwives in Conjunction With the United Nations Millenium Development Goals Initiative

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Casto
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Cost Effective Method ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Child Health

As the United Nations Millennium Development Goals initiative comes to a close, it is important to examine what has been effective in combating disparities in developing nations. In this paper I explore the impact midwives have on improving maternal and child health in Bangladesh by focusing on how the United Nations Millennium Development Goals initiative has helped to change societal views on women and birth as midwives become more integrated into improving maternal and child health. It is a quantitative and qualitative approach analyzing the statistics of implementing midwives as these impact cost-effectiveness and change in mortality rates in addition to social changes that have occurred in the culture towards maternal and child health. The paper further analyzes programs implemented by countries such as India and Sri Lanka comparatively. Data have been collected from published United Nations and governmental reports, media, and research articles. The paper concludes that the implementation of midwives has provided a cost-effective method of reducing maternal and child health in Bangladesh, and will be increasingly efficient as governmental programs continue to improve various aspects and laws of the country. It is important to analyze what is working in order to further improve maternal and child health on both a regional and global level. The use of midwives can provide a fundamental framework in communities that can aid in reducing health disparities as well as all improve all facets of reproductive wellness, providing the support needed at all stages to improve maternal and child health.

scholarly journals Optimizing the world's nursing and midwifery roles to meet the Millennium Development Goals for maternal and child health more effectively

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
pp. 2699-2702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Noyes ◽  
Benedicte Carlsen ◽  
Jackie Chandler ◽  
Christopher J. Colvin ◽  
Claire Glenton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
And Child Health

scholarly journals Maternal and Child Health Situation in South East Asia

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tulsi Ram Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Child Health ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Maternal Child Health ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
And Child Health

Attaining maternal and child health goals remains a challenge to the world. There is need to collect and manage reliable information on maternal and child health for resource generation and proper allocation. This is useful for assessing progress towards the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5. This paper aims to assess the maternal and child health status in South East Asia Region.Literature search from PubMed, Medline, Lancet, WHO and Google web pages published from 2000 to 2012 was the method adopted for review. All the related references were cited and organized by using referencing software Endnote.Out of the South East Asian countries Thailand, South Korea, Sri-Lanka and Maldives have better maternal child health indicators. South Korea, Sri-Lanka and Maldives follow Thailand in almost indicators. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, and East Timor have poor indicators and are at the bottom of the group.In the South East Asia, there is wide divergence in socio-economic and health status among the countries. More than one-third of maternal and child deaths of global mortality occurs in this region. Many countries in this region are unlikely to achieve the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 even if maternal child health is made the priority agenda of all the countries. Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology / Vol 7 / No. 1 / Issue 13 / Jan- June, 2012 / 5-10 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njog.v7i1.8825

scholarly journals Comparison of Maternal and Child Health Statistics between South and North Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 170-180
Author(s):  
Jeong Min Lee ◽  
Chae Young Kim ◽  
Sung-Hoon Chung ◽  
Yong-Sung Choi ◽  
Chong-Woo Bae
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Child Health ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
North Korea ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Live Births ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Child Health

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the extent of the difference in health status between South Korea (SK) and North Korea (NK) by comparing indicators relevant to maternal and child health.Methods: The maternal and child health status of SK and NK considering population, birth, and mortality was reviewed using 2 Korean statistics, United Nations Children’s Fund, and United Nations databases from 1950 to 2017.Results: The annual number of total live births in SK had decreased from 1,006,600 in 1970 to 326,900 in 2018, and that in NK had declined from 530,000 in 1970 to 360,000 in 2015. The percentage of children among the total population was higher in NK than in SK, and the decrease in the percentage of children in SK is remarkable, which is related to a low fertility rate in the last few decades. However, the mortality rates related to children were higher in NK than in SK. In 2017, neonatal mortality rates (per 1,000 live births) in SK and NK were 1.5 and 9.0, respectively. The fertile female population of SK and NK in 2015 was 50.2% and 52.0%, respectively, and SK and NK’s aging index (%) in 2017 was 107.3 and 46.1, respectively.Conclusion: This study shows the different population distributions and maternal and child health statuses between SK and NK, which may have a negative impact on social integration after reunification. Therefore, it is important to understand the indicators of maternal and child health to become the powerbase of efficient healthcare system integration by minimizing the impact at the beginning of the reunification.

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