Safe motherhood is still a problem in nepal. what can be the causes and preventive measures of maternal mortality in nepal?

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Maternal Mortality in Nepal: Addressing the Issue

By Roman Shrestha

2012, Vol. 4 No. 10 | pg. 1/4 | »  

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Maternal Mortality in Nepal

Risk Factors in Nepal

Preliminary Analysis

Intervention Plans

Outcome Indicators

Generalizability of Interventions

Conclusion

References

KEYWORDS  

Maternal Health Maternal Mortality Prenatal Care Public Health Nepal International Health Antenatal Care  

Each year around 358,000 women die because of complications during pregnancy or childbirth and many more encounter serious problems (WHO, 2012). The vast majority of these problems occur in low-income countries, where poverty increases sickness and reduces access to care. These deaths occur within a context of gender-based, economic, political and cultural discrimination and neglect of women’s right to equal status and equitable access to services. Nearly all of these deaths are preventable because the majority of deaths are caused by hemorrhages, sepsis, hypertensive disorders, prolonged or obstructed labor, and unsafe abortions (Rosenfield, & Maine, 1985).

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