Latest items for MMR-PRACTICE-1
Feb. 20, 2025, 3:56 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Every year in Nigeria, where abortion is legal only to save a woman’s life, approximately 6,000 women die from complications related to unsafe procedures, accounting for 10% of pregnancy-related deaths in the country" (para 5).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Every year in Nigeria, where abortion is legal only to save a woman’s life, approximately 6,000 women die from complications related to unsafe procedures, accounting for 10% of pregnancy-related deaths in the country" (para 5).
Feb. 11, 2025, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Black women in the US died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023, as maternal mortality fell below pre-pandemic levels overall but racial gaps widened, according to federal health data released Wednesday. In 2021 and 2022, the maternal death rate for Black women was about 2.6 times higher than white women" (para 1-2). "Excessive bleeding, blood vessel blockages and infections are leading causes of maternal deaths. Among those infections is Covid-19. The coronavirus and its complications proved dangerous for pregnant women. And, in the worst days of the pandemic, burned out physicians may have added to the risk by ignoring...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Black women in the US died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023, as maternal mortality fell below pre-pandemic levels overall but racial gaps widened, according to federal health data released Wednesday. In 2021 and 2022, the maternal death rate for Black women was about 2.6 times higher than white women" (para 1-2). "Excessive bleeding, blood vessel blockages and infections are leading causes of maternal deaths. Among those infections is Covid-19. The coronavirus and its complications proved dangerous for pregnant women. And, in the worst days of the pandemic, burned out physicians may have added to the risk by ignoring...more
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:27 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the decrease in infant and maternal mortality rates between 2010 and 2017. It also notes with appreciation the increase in mobile medical units to serve populations in remote areas and the national campaigns to motivate pregnant women to use health services to monitor pregnancy and childbirth" (11).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the decrease in infant and maternal mortality rates between 2010 and 2017. It also notes with appreciation the increase in mobile medical units to serve populations in remote areas and the national campaigns to motivate pregnant women to use health services to monitor pregnancy and childbirth" (11).
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The national plan for the advancement of health in rural areas has enabled improved access for rural women to health services. That has been particularly helpful with regard to reducing maternal mortality and morbidity" (31, 42). "A reproductive medicine assistance system has been set up for remote areas (a reproductive emergency system)" (32). "An emergency medicine training unit has been added to the family health and community health curricula of the National School of Public Health" (32). "Mobile units provide a range of preventive, therapeutic and health awareness services, with priority placed on maternal, child and reproductive health programmes with regular field visits, which numbered 12,037 in 2017" (32). Table...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The national plan for the advancement of health in rural areas has enabled improved access for rural women to health services. That has been particularly helpful with regard to reducing maternal mortality and morbidity" (31, 42). "A reproductive medicine assistance system has been set up for remote areas (a reproductive emergency system)" (32). "An emergency medicine training unit has been added to the family health and community health curricula of the National School of Public Health" (32). "Mobile units provide a range of preventive, therapeutic and health awareness services, with priority placed on maternal, child and reproductive health programmes with regular field visits, which numbered 12,037 in 2017" (32). Table...more
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee notes the decrease in the maternal mortality rate in the State party. However, it notes with concern: (a) The criminalization of abortion without exception, resulting in a high number of women and girls seeking unsafe abortions and in preventable maternal mortality" (13).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee notes the decrease in the maternal mortality rate in the State party. However, it notes with concern: (a) The criminalization of abortion without exception, resulting in a high number of women and girls seeking unsafe abortions and in preventable maternal mortality" (13).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"In 2017, 8.5% of maternal deaths were due to abortion" (10). "According to the Ministry of Health, 33% of maternal deaths are due to indirect causes, '14.9% of the dead women are adolescents between 12 and 19 years of age (…), between 2014 and 2017, the average number of maternal deaths under the age of 19 years constituted 13.8% of the total cases'. All of these deaths could have been prevented with a therapeutic abortion" (10).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"In 2017, 8.5% of maternal deaths were due to abortion" (10). "According to the Ministry of Health, 33% of maternal deaths are due to indirect causes, '14.9% of the dead women are adolescents between 12 and 19 years of age (…), between 2014 and 2017, the average number of maternal deaths under the age of 19 years constituted 13.8% of the total cases'. All of these deaths could have been prevented with a therapeutic abortion" (10).
Jan. 16, 2025, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The primary health care component has also been strengthened through community strategies, including at the individual, family and community levels, through maternity homes and family planning in rural areas, which incorporate the local community and governments as active agents in promoting maternal health and preventing maternal and neonatal mortality" (32). "Family planning and maternal health have been the pillars of national health strategies and policies aimed at reducing maternal mortality in the past three decades" (32). "Haemorrhage during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium is the leading cause of maternal mortality (32 per cent), followed by hypertensive disorders (26 per cent) and puerperal sepsis (8 per cent)" (32).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The primary health care component has also been strengthened through community strategies, including at the individual, family and community levels, through maternity homes and family planning in rural areas, which incorporate the local community and governments as active agents in promoting maternal health and preventing maternal and neonatal mortality" (32). "Family planning and maternal health have been the pillars of national health strategies and policies aimed at reducing maternal mortality in the past three decades" (32). "Haemorrhage during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium is the leading cause of maternal mortality (32 per cent), followed by hypertensive disorders (26 per cent) and puerperal sepsis (8 per cent)" (32).
Jan. 15, 2025, 9:58 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Benin’s health minister, Benjamin Hounkpatin, estimates that unsafe abortions are responsible for one in five maternal deaths nationwide" (para 5).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Benin’s health minister, Benjamin Hounkpatin, estimates that unsafe abortions are responsible for one in five maternal deaths nationwide" (para 5).
Jan. 15, 2025, 9:50 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Unsafe abortion is among the top five direct causes of maternal mortality in the country, contributing up to 18% of maternal deaths" (para 7).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Unsafe abortion is among the top five direct causes of maternal mortality in the country, contributing up to 18% of maternal deaths" (para 7).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"In general, the structure of the causes of maternal mortality has changed. In 2012, bleeding was the most prevalent cause (29.5 per cent), followed by extragenital diseases (23.1 per cent), hypertension conditions (22.6 per cent) and sepsis (21 per cent), whereas in 2017 extragenital diseases (39.6 per cent) were the leading cause, followed by sepsis (22.9 per cent) and bleeding (14.6 per cent)" (28). Figure 6, titled “Causes of maternal mortality from 2012 to 2017,” shows that the percentage of maternal deaths due to bleeding fluctuated and eventually decreased from 29.5% to 14.6% between 2012 and 2017. The percentage of deaths caused by pre-eclampsia also fluctuated each year, peaking at...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"In general, the structure of the causes of maternal mortality has changed. In 2012, bleeding was the most prevalent cause (29.5 per cent), followed by extragenital diseases (23.1 per cent), hypertension conditions (22.6 per cent) and sepsis (21 per cent), whereas in 2017 extragenital diseases (39.6 per cent) were the leading cause, followed by sepsis (22.9 per cent) and bleeding (14.6 per cent)" (28). Figure 6, titled “Causes of maternal mortality from 2012 to 2017,” shows that the percentage of maternal deaths due to bleeding fluctuated and eventually decreased from 29.5% to 14.6% between 2012 and 2017. The percentage of deaths caused by pre-eclampsia also fluctuated each year, peaking at...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:06 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The government estimates that 3,000 women died between 1983 and 2020, before the legalisation, due to clandestine abortions. Officials have said that maternal deaths have decreased by more than 40% since the law was enacted" (para 16).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The government estimates that 3,000 women died between 1983 and 2020, before the legalisation, due to clandestine abortions. Officials have said that maternal deaths have decreased by more than 40% since the law was enacted" (para 16).
Jan. 6, 2025, 11:18 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Death rates for mothers and newborn babies have increased for the first time in a decade amid growing concerns over patient safety, a report reveals. There has been an ‘alarming decline’ in the overall quality of NHS care, with the deterioration in maternity services particularly bad, it adds. Researchers from the Institute of Global Health Innovation, at Imperial College London, say the gap between the UK and the best performing countries for deaths from treatable causes, such as sepsis and blood clots, has widened" (par. 1-3). "Lord Darzi, co-director at the Institute of Global Health Innovation, who recently led a recent government-commissioned review into the NHS, said: ‘Our latest report...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Death rates for mothers and newborn babies have increased for the first time in a decade amid growing concerns over patient safety, a report reveals. There has been an ‘alarming decline’ in the overall quality of NHS care, with the deterioration in maternity services particularly bad, it adds. Researchers from the Institute of Global Health Innovation, at Imperial College London, say the gap between the UK and the best performing countries for deaths from treatable causes, such as sepsis and blood clots, has widened" (par. 1-3). "Lord Darzi, co-director at the Institute of Global Health Innovation, who recently led a recent government-commissioned review into the NHS, said: ‘Our latest report...more
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:47 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The causes of death included severe haemorrhage, high blood pressure (pre-eclampsia and eclampsia), unsafe abortion and obstructed labour. Doctors and activists say high maternal mortality rates reflect a lack of trust in a broken public healthcare system and little political will to fix it. The World Health Organization recommendation for a functioning healthcare system is one doctor for every 600 people; in Nigeria, the ratio is one for every 4,000-5,000 patients. The federal budget for healthcare in 2024 is 5% , a record high, but far short of the 15% suggested by the UN. Most Nigerians live in areas without well-equipped medical centres or have to pay upfront for treatment....more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The causes of death included severe haemorrhage, high blood pressure (pre-eclampsia and eclampsia), unsafe abortion and obstructed labour. Doctors and activists say high maternal mortality rates reflect a lack of trust in a broken public healthcare system and little political will to fix it. The World Health Organization recommendation for a functioning healthcare system is one doctor for every 600 people; in Nigeria, the ratio is one for every 4,000-5,000 patients. The federal budget for healthcare in 2024 is 5% , a record high, but far short of the 15% suggested by the UN. Most Nigerians live in areas without well-equipped medical centres or have to pay upfront for treatment....more
Dec. 6, 2024, 11:26 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"[D]espite being one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, it has managed to reduce maternal mortality by 70% and infant mortality rates by 56%. Through the country’s universal free health care system, all prenatal, childbirth and post-natal care in Nicaragua is offered countrywide free of charge – c-sections, premature births, neonatal ICU stays and, incredibly, even fetal surgeries are all free. Home births, previously common especially in rural areas, are now nearly unheard-of – 97% of all births are in hospitals. Lay midwives who once attended home births have now been incorporated into the health care system to provide prenatal and in-hospital birth support. In Nicaragua, 25 hospitals...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"[D]espite being one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, it has managed to reduce maternal mortality by 70% and infant mortality rates by 56%. Through the country’s universal free health care system, all prenatal, childbirth and post-natal care in Nicaragua is offered countrywide free of charge – c-sections, premature births, neonatal ICU stays and, incredibly, even fetal surgeries are all free. Home births, previously common especially in rural areas, are now nearly unheard-of – 97% of all births are in hospitals. Lay midwives who once attended home births have now been incorporated into the health care system to provide prenatal and in-hospital birth support. In Nicaragua, 25 hospitals...more
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts to improve its institutional and policy framework aimed at accelerating the elimination of discrimination against women and promoting gender equality, such as the adoption of the following... [m]aternal and child health improvement plan for the period 2018–2020, in 2017, and the previous plan for the period 2012–2014, in 2011" (2).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts to improve its institutional and policy framework aimed at accelerating the elimination of discrimination against women and promoting gender equality, such as the adoption of the following... [m]aternal and child health improvement plan for the period 2018–2020, in 2017, and the previous plan for the period 2012–2014, in 2011" (2).
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:44 a.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Medical care for pregnant women and babies is mostly free now in Sierra Leone, as is contraception" (para 5). "More than 90 percent of pregnant women in Sierra Leone now get prenatal care, and the great majority are assisted during delivery by a trained midwife, nurse or doctor. After delivery, nurses put babies to the breast right away and counsel moms on exclusive breastfeeding practices, reducing infant mortality" (para 9).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Medical care for pregnant women and babies is mostly free now in Sierra Leone, as is contraception" (para 5). "More than 90 percent of pregnant women in Sierra Leone now get prenatal care, and the great majority are assisted during delivery by a trained midwife, nurse or doctor. After delivery, nurses put babies to the breast right away and counsel moms on exclusive breastfeeding practices, reducing infant mortality" (para 9).
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Maternal Mortality decreased during the reporting period. In 2009, a Quality Improvement of Maternal and Neonatal Policy was adopted. This included a 'Companion at birth' policy to address the mental health/psychological health of the expectant mother and allow family involvement during labour, delivery, and postpartum periods. The 2013 MDG Scorecard reported that much of the decline in maternal mortality can be attributed to a 20 per cent increase in the number of births attended by skilled medical personnel. In 2011, there was no maternal death. In 2017, the mortality rate was at 36. That year, 94 per cent of women had given birth by a skilled birth attendant. Pre-natal care...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Maternal Mortality decreased during the reporting period. In 2009, a Quality Improvement of Maternal and Neonatal Policy was adopted. This included a 'Companion at birth' policy to address the mental health/psychological health of the expectant mother and allow family involvement during labour, delivery, and postpartum periods. The 2013 MDG Scorecard reported that much of the decline in maternal mortality can be attributed to a 20 per cent increase in the number of births attended by skilled medical personnel. In 2011, there was no maternal death. In 2017, the mortality rate was at 36. That year, 94 per cent of women had given birth by a skilled birth attendant. Pre-natal care...more
July 19, 2024, 9:09 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1, RISW-PRACTICE-1
“Sierra Leone made history when the president signed into law the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024. For a country with one of the highest rates of child marriage, teenage pregnancy and maternal mortality in the world, it is a crucial step forward, and a hard-won achievement for campaigners in west Africa” (1).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1, RISW-PRACTICE-1
“Sierra Leone made history when the president signed into law the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024. For a country with one of the highest rates of child marriage, teenage pregnancy and maternal mortality in the world, it is a crucial step forward, and a hard-won achievement for campaigners in west Africa” (1).
July 18, 2024, 6:38 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"With the aim of reducing maternal mortality, in 2020 the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare approved the 2021–2025 action plan for the national policy on midwives of the four peoples of Guatemala, in order to fulfil the objectives and implement the provisions of the policy. The Ministry has coordinated the provision of assistance with natural vertical childbirth with the national programmes for reproductive health and for traditional and alternative medicine, strengthening cultural sensitivity. It also approved guidelines for the coordination of work with midwives during the COVID-19 pandemic" (26). "The Guatemalan Social Security Institute has established health programmes related to sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, maternal mortality, women of...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"With the aim of reducing maternal mortality, in 2020 the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare approved the 2021–2025 action plan for the national policy on midwives of the four peoples of Guatemala, in order to fulfil the objectives and implement the provisions of the policy. The Ministry has coordinated the provision of assistance with natural vertical childbirth with the national programmes for reproductive health and for traditional and alternative medicine, strengthening cultural sensitivity. It also approved guidelines for the coordination of work with midwives during the COVID-19 pandemic" (26). "The Guatemalan Social Security Institute has established health programmes related to sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, maternal mortality, women of...more
March 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The measures taken to reduce the maternal mortality rate include: The adoption of the 2003-2015 National Policy on Reproductive Health, [t]he promotion, or advocacy, of family planning, under the third strategic pillar (improvement of maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health) of the operational health plan" (17).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The measures taken to reduce the maternal mortality rate include: The adoption of the 2003-2015 National Policy on Reproductive Health, [t]he promotion, or advocacy, of family planning, under the third strategic pillar (improvement of maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health) of the operational health plan" (17).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
" [T]he action plan for the national reproductive health programme for the period 2013–2017 and the national strategy for the elimination of obstetric fistula for the period 2018–2025 [were adopted]" (12).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
" [T]he action plan for the national reproductive health programme for the period 2013–2017 and the national strategy for the elimination of obstetric fistula for the period 2018–2025 [were adopted]" (12).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"An operational plan to accelerate the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality has been adopted for the period 2004–2015" (13). "[The] national health development plan (2006–2015) and the health sector transition plan (2015–2017) [have] several actions to support women... [These actions include r]educing maternal mortality, and providing free emergency obstetric care... Women with obstetric fistula have been cured thanks to a partnership between the Government and other health actors" (37).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"An operational plan to accelerate the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality has been adopted for the period 2004–2015" (13). "[The] national health development plan (2006–2015) and the health sector transition plan (2015–2017) [have] several actions to support women... [These actions include r]educing maternal mortality, and providing free emergency obstetric care... Women with obstetric fistula have been cured thanks to a partnership between the Government and other health actors" (37).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Maternal Mortality Ratio in Botswana continues to decline. Some of the leading causes of maternal mortality have been identified as haemorrhage, hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, abortion and HIV/AIDS related infections" (7). "According to the Maternal Mortality Audit Report of 2012, the leading top four causes of maternal mortality in Botswana have been identified as haemorrhage (28%), hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (17%), abortion (15%) and HIV/AIDS related infections (17%). Botswana has adopted the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths (CEMD) as a form of maternal mortality audit process. The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) was reported at 186/100,000 in 2011 and 147.9/100,000 in 2012" (19). "The Maternal and Neonatal Health Programme initiated the...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Maternal Mortality Ratio in Botswana continues to decline. Some of the leading causes of maternal mortality have been identified as haemorrhage, hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, abortion and HIV/AIDS related infections" (7). "According to the Maternal Mortality Audit Report of 2012, the leading top four causes of maternal mortality in Botswana have been identified as haemorrhage (28%), hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (17%), abortion (15%) and HIV/AIDS related infections (17%). Botswana has adopted the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths (CEMD) as a form of maternal mortality audit process. The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) was reported at 186/100,000 in 2011 and 147.9/100,000 in 2012" (19). "The Maternal and Neonatal Health Programme initiated the...more
Oct. 4, 2023, 6:58 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The persistently high rate of maternal mortality, may be attributed to, inter alia, unsafe abortion, the fact that 22.8 per cent of deliveries occur at home and the high incidence of malaria, which is reportedly the cause of 25 per cent of maternal deaths" (12).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The persistently high rate of maternal mortality, may be attributed to, inter alia, unsafe abortion, the fact that 22.8 per cent of deliveries occur at home and the high incidence of malaria, which is reportedly the cause of 25 per cent of maternal deaths" (12).
Aug. 15, 2023, 6:17 a.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: CIWM-PRACTICE-1, MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The high maternal mortality and female malnutrition rates in the State party" (12).
Variables: CIWM-PRACTICE-1, MMR-PRACTICE-1
"The high maternal mortality and female malnutrition rates in the State party" (12).
Aug. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"[There is a] National programme to improve maternal and child health for the period 2014–2020" (2).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"[There is a] National programme to improve maternal and child health for the period 2014–2020" (2).
July 25, 2023, 10:44 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"[W]omen and girls who [access modern contraceptives and safe abortion are stigmatized], leading to high rates of maternal mortality and early pregnancy" (12).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"[W]omen and girls who [access modern contraceptives and safe abortion are stigmatized], leading to high rates of maternal mortality and early pregnancy" (12).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"In order to prevent maternal and neonatal mortality cases, it is imperative to enable women to see a doctor, but also ensure the early registration (until 12 weeks) of pregnant women, maintain intergenetic interval in using family planning methods, raise motivation of pregnant women and families and conduct protocol based early registration of pregnant women. The constant work is underway in this area. The seminars on the application of the Methodology of Studying the Mortality Free Pregnancy Complications and Gynecology Consequences aimed at increasing maternal and children’s health and decreasing their mortality are organized at the Public Health and Reforms Center of the Ministry of Health with the support of...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"In order to prevent maternal and neonatal mortality cases, it is imperative to enable women to see a doctor, but also ensure the early registration (until 12 weeks) of pregnant women, maintain intergenetic interval in using family planning methods, raise motivation of pregnant women and families and conduct protocol based early registration of pregnant women. The constant work is underway in this area. The seminars on the application of the Methodology of Studying the Mortality Free Pregnancy Complications and Gynecology Consequences aimed at increasing maternal and children’s health and decreasing their mortality are organized at the Public Health and Reforms Center of the Ministry of Health with the support of...more
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Given the Maldives small population base, in actual numbers the MMR represent a relatively low number of maternal deaths but result in wide fluctuations in the ratio each year. For example, in 2013, the MMR was 0/100,000, and in 2015, 72/100,000. Nonetheless, the MMR continues to be an area of concern for the Government, with on-going investments focused on ensuring more consistent and equitable access to quality maternal health services across all islands and atolls." (7). "Twenty years ago, Maldives had a high Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 259 per 100,000 live births (1997). The MMR has fallen steadily since that time due to significant investments in ensuring health care...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Given the Maldives small population base, in actual numbers the MMR represent a relatively low number of maternal deaths but result in wide fluctuations in the ratio each year. For example, in 2013, the MMR was 0/100,000, and in 2015, 72/100,000. Nonetheless, the MMR continues to be an area of concern for the Government, with on-going investments focused on ensuring more consistent and equitable access to quality maternal health services across all islands and atolls." (7). "Twenty years ago, Maldives had a high Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 259 per 100,000 live births (1997). The MMR has fallen steadily since that time due to significant investments in ensuring health care...more
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Standards and protocols for handling obstetric complications have been established to reduce maternal deaths through timely clinical management. The national sexual and reproductive health strategy emphasizes family planning to prevent unwanted and risky pregnancies." (11). "The national health system in Nicaragua, which has public and private components, is organized in 19 local comprehensive health-care systems. They promote and provide preventive care, treatment and rehabilitation to individuals, families and communities and monitor their living conditions. They also carry out programmes on early childhood (Programa Amor), for persons with disabilities (Todos Con Voz), on the reduction of maternal and infant mortality, and for fee -free surgery (Operación Milagro)." (22). "In 2006, 9,205...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"Standards and protocols for handling obstetric complications have been established to reduce maternal deaths through timely clinical management. The national sexual and reproductive health strategy emphasizes family planning to prevent unwanted and risky pregnancies." (11). "The national health system in Nicaragua, which has public and private components, is organized in 19 local comprehensive health-care systems. They promote and provide preventive care, treatment and rehabilitation to individuals, families and communities and monitor their living conditions. They also carry out programmes on early childhood (Programa Amor), for persons with disabilities (Todos Con Voz), on the reduction of maternal and infant mortality, and for fee -free surgery (Operación Milagro)." (22). "In 2006, 9,205...more