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Maternal Mortality-reduction Programme in Andhra Pradesh
- Source :
- Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2009.
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Abstract
- Andhra Pradesh, a large state in southern India, has a high maternal mortality ratio of 195 per 100,000 livebirths despite the improvements in social, demographic and health indicators over the last two decades. This contrary situation has been analyzed using findings of different studies on maternal mortality, and four factors have been presented for consistently-high maternal mortality in the state. First, the disproportionately-high focus on family planning towards population stabilization reduced the emphasis on maternal health in the peripheral hospitals, resulting in low use of these facilities for childbirths. Second, the growth of services in Primary Health Centres was not given adequate emphasis, resulting in the weakening of the peripheral health system. Third, there was little emphasis on developing a cadre of midwives who would have primarily focused on maternal health. Lastly, the low status of women in the state has hampered timely referral and access to services.
- Subjects :
- Maternal mortality
medicine.medical_specialty
Referral
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Population
India
Developing country
Midwifery
Nursing
Pregnancy
Environmental health
Epidemiology
Humans
Medicine
Childbirth
Safe motherhood
Maternal Health Services
Health Workforce
education
Maternal Welfare
education.field_of_study
Primary Health Care
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health facilities
Health indicator
Obstetric Labor Complications
Standardized mortality ratio
Family planning
Family Planning Services
Papers
Women's Rights
Female
Maternal health
business
Food Science
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16060997
- Volume :
- 27
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b55fb1cd61a62f1a3261dfa7815d236c