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Maternal Health and Child Mortality

Maternal Health and Child Mortality. Block 5, Group 2 Chris Bull Shally Choi Chris Hart Sylvain Hihn Katie Kelly Jong Kim. Maternal Health. Maternal health – A state of complete physical, maternal, and social well-being in all matters related to the maternal period. Maternal Mortality.

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Maternal Health and Child Mortality

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  1. Maternal Health and Child Mortality Block 5, Group 2 Chris Bull Shally Choi Chris Hart Sylvain Hihn Katie Kelly Jong Kim

  2. Maternal Health Maternal health – A state of complete physical, maternal, and social well-being in all matters related to the maternal period.

  3. Maternal Mortality • Every year, more than 500,000 maternal deaths occur worldwide. • The MMR has remained unchanged over the past two to three decades.

  4. When? • Highest death rate between third trimester and first week after the end of pregnancy • Mortality rates can be especially high after an abortion or stillbirth.

  5. Where?

  6. Where? Ireland 1

  7. Why?- Direct Causes • Dominant causes: 1. Hemorrhage 2. Infections 3. Unsafe abortion 4. High blood pressure 5. Obstructed labor

  8. Why?- Direct Causes • Dominant causes: 1. Hemorrhage 2. Infections 3. Unsafe abortion 4. High blood pressure 5. Obstructed labor These causes can be prevented with access to proper health care.

  9. Why?- Indirect Causes • HIV/AIDS • Deaths from accidents, murders, or suicides while a woman is pregnant or within 42 days of delivery

  10. Child Mortality

  11. Child Mortality • 9.7 million children died before the age of 5 last year • …And that was a record low • Up until now, child mortality has never been below 10 million since 1960 • Child mortality is closely linked to poverty

  12. Where? • Most mortality is occurring Sub-Sahara Africa and Southern Asia • Most rapid progress has been made in Latin America, Central/Eastern Europe, and East Asia * childinfo.org

  13. Why? - Causes • Most die from preventable causes • E.g. Measles vaccinations • Other leading causes include: • Pneumonia • Diarrhea • Malnutrition • AIDS • Malaria *NYTimes

  14. Implications • “Relatively simple and inexpensive technologies can have large positive impacts on the most fundamental aspects of well being” (Holdren) • E.g. Vaccinations/antibiotics are reducing mortality rates • No single action can solve complex problems such as poor nutrition. However, pilot programs show promise. • E.g. Iraq Child Health Program • Complications from pregnancy and childbirth are related to child mortality.

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