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A 5 POINT PROGRAMME
TO SAVE CHILDRENBy PDG Dr. Rekha
ShettyRID 3230
Vice Chair - RFPD
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REDUCE CHILD
MORTALITY
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5 Major Issues to save the lives of Children in the
developing world1. Pre-natal nutrition and health of
mothers
2. Training of birth attendants and families
3. Neo-natal care and immunization
4. Health and nutrition of children
5. Poverty alleviation programme for mothers like micro-credit
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10 FACTS OF MATERNAL
HEALTH
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10 FACTS• Fact 1• Worldwide, a woman dies every
minute due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth.
• Fact 2• Five main killers cause more than
70% of maternal deaths worldwide: severe bleeding, infections, unsafe abortion, hypertensive Most of these deaths are preventable.
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• Fact 3• More than 136 million women give
birth a year. About 20 million of them experience pregnancy-related illness after childbirth. Very often, ill women are stigmatized and ostracized by their husbands, families and communities.
• Fact 4• About 14 million girls aged between 15
and 19 give birth each year, accounting for more than 10% of all births. In many countries, the risk of maternal death is twice as high for an adolescent mother as for other pregnant women.
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• Fact 5• The state of maternal health
mirrors the gap between the rich and the poor. Only 1% of maternal deaths occur in high-income countries. Also, maternal mortality is higher in rural areas and among poorer and less educated communities.
• Fact 6• Most maternal deaths can be
prevented through skilled care at childbirth and access to emergency obstetric care.
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• Fact 7• In developing countries, poor
women in rural areas especially do not receive the necessary check-ups. They miss the opportunity to get immunization, and treatment for diseases or for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS.
• Fact 8• About 18 million unsafe abortions
are carried out in developing countries every year, resulting in 70 000 maternal deaths.
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• Fact 9• One target of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) is to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three quarters between 1990 and 2015. So far, the progress has been slow. By 2005 the global maternal mortality ratio declined by only 5%, from 430 to 400 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births.
• Fact 10• The main obstacle to progress towards
better health for mothers is the lack of skilled care. This is aggravated by a global shortage of qualified health workers. By 2015 another 330 000 midwives are needed to achieve universal coverage of mothers with skilled birth attendance.
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Pre-natal Nutrition
andHealth of Mothers
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Deaths to babies between birth and 28 daysSOURCE : Calculated from most recent data available from Save the Children (neonatal mortality). Population Reference Bureau (total fertility rate), and UNICEF (maternal mortality ratio).
Life Time Risks of MothersHealthy Mothers and Healthy Newborns --The Vital Link
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Newborn Health Begins With Mothers
S O U R C E : Data from Demographic and Health Surveys from 17 countries, calculated by Shea Rutstein, MACRO International, Inc.
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Birth Spacing and Newborn
Survival
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Complications of Childbirth
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Impact of Maternal Infections
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The Nutrition Link
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Poor Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle
S O U R C E : Adapted from the ACC/SCN-appointed Commission on the Nutrition Challenges of the 21st Century.
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Poverty Alleviation programme for Mothers
like Micro-Credit
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REDUCE CHILD
MORTALITY