Maternal mortality rate has nearly halved in 25 years

According to a report released on November 12 by the United Nations, the death rate from causes related to pregnancy in women has decreased by 44% over the past 25 years.

Specifically, by the end of 2015, the number of deaths due to complications during pregnancy and within 6 weeks after birth was 303,000, down 44% compared to 1990 with 532,000 cases. In other words, the maternal mortality rate per birth has decreased from 385/100,000 in 1990 to 216/100,000 after 25 years.

The report states: While this is a huge step forward in efforts to protect the health of mothers and children, these advances are not evenly distributed across all countries and territories around the world. 99% of deaths occur in developing countries. Considering the commitment in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals to reduce the number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes by 75% by 2015, only 9 countries have achieved this target.

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East Asia has been the most successful region, with its death rate/birth rate falling from 95/100,000 to 27/100,000 (a reduction of nearly 72%). Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest death rate, accounting for two-thirds of the world’s deaths, despite a nearly 45% reduction in deaths since 1990.

The report also assessed that the improvement in the quality of pre- and post-natal health care services has contributed to this progress. In particular, many necessary medical interventions have been given more attention, such as improving hygiene standards to reduce the risk of infection, using hormones to stimulate uterine contractions immediately after birth to avoid the risk of hemorrhage, and early detection of symptoms that can lead to death during childbirth, such as hypertension during childbirth.

The United Nations also aims to reduce the death rate/birth to below 70/100,000 births by 2030.

According to QĐND Online