Introduction
of Maternal Health in India
Maternity concerns
are some of the most important issues in India. It has been estimated by WHO or
World Health Organization that 536,000 deaths out of maternity take place every
year. In India, approximately 136,000 of such deaths occur. There is very little
evidence and supporting facts that maternity is less harmful over the past two
decades regardless of the initiatives and motherhood policies occurring in
India. Considering the state of country and the population of our country, we
need to promote the awareness and take further initiatives. The morality is
very low concerning the maternity among those who are poor. The loss of
productivity is very impactful. Therefore, we need to improve the obstetric
care and give knowledge to midwives.
Nature
and Magnitude of Maternal Health in India
In India, the
health and the status of women are very low and degrading. While the MMR or
maternal mortality ration is not the highest but it is still significant with
figures of 130. In many states, the ratio seems to fluctuate and it must be
controlled because every single hour 5 women die because of maternity issues in
India.
Risk
Factors of
Maternal Health in India
Poor quality care,
rural living, poverty, and lack of awareness are all the risk factors when it concerning
the poor maternal health. The fertility rate which is 2.33 for a normal woman
should be controlled. Additionally, the training of staff in our maternity
centers is also very important [1].
Economic
and Social Outcomes of Maternal Health in India
In our country,
high maternity issues impact not only the nation but the family as well.
Children without mothers or weak mothers are very difficult to survive and it
affects the productivity. Health issues like anemia are likely and it hurts a
normal household.
Affordable
action plans of Maternal Health in India
Initiatives on
obstetric care and contraception are important for our country. Researching the
programs of countries like Malaysia, we must focus on making programs
affordable. Programs in raising the awareness and making the health centers
free can do the job.
References of Maternal Health in
India
[1]
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S. Mukherjee, A.
Singh and R. Chandra, "Maternity or catastrophe: a study of household
expenditure on maternal health care in India," Health, vol. 5,
no. 1, pp. 109-118, 2013.
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