Author: Chanusana Laishram
Publisher: Open Dissertation Press
ISBN: 9781361358740
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Languages : en
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This dissertation, "A Systematic Review of Risk Factors for Maternal Mortality in India" by Chanusana, Laishram, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Background: India as one of the rapidly developing economies where health challenges are myriad at the population level has the highest number of maternal death in the world. Understanding risk factors for maternal mortality is paramount because maternal health is the basic indicator for the overall adequacy of healthcare of a country. This study was conducted to review on the various risk factors of maternal mortality and the multifarious challenges for maternal health in India. Methods: A literature search was conducted with PubMed and Google scholar using the key words of ("risk factors" AND ("maternal mortality" OR "maternal death") AND India) for articles published from 1970 to May 2014. PubMed was primarily used for the systematic search. Findings: Twelve studies were identified for the final review of which six were case series studies, three were case studies and three were case control studies. Most of the studies were conducted in institutional settings from the five regions (North, South, West, Central and East) of India with different range of Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) estimates. Previous literature had highlighted socio economic disadvantages as important determinants for maternal mortality. The current review shows a complex interplay of four factors in general in India: social, obstetrical, behavioural and medical factors. Variables of both social demographic and economic factors such as median age of the women at childbirth, literacy rate of the female population and area of residences are put together in the social factors of this study. Compared to the causes, descriptions on behavioural risk factors were rather limited and so the requisite to examine the risk factors affecting maternal mortality is justified. Intervention strategies include conditional cash transfer scheme, voucher scheme, training of village health volunteers and training of auxiliary mid wives'. Conclusions: India has a unique social system of diversity and stratification. The pattern of maternal mortality in India is different and varied widely in zones or regions. The variations of challenges should be highlighted so as to give a clear grasp of the inequalities of maternal health as well as also help in reducing the MMR substantially. DOI: 10.5353/th_b5320408 Subjects: Mothers - Mortality - India
Author: Chanusana Laishram
Publisher:
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Category : Mothers
Languages : en
Pages : 45
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Author: Robert Black
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1464803684
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 419
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The evaluation of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) by the Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3) focuses on maternal conditions, childhood illness, and malnutrition. Specifically, the chapters address acute illness and undernutrition in children, principally under age 5. It also covers maternal mortality, morbidity, stillbirth, and influences to pregnancy and pre-pregnancy. Volume 3 focuses on developments since the publication of DCP2 and will also include the transition to older childhood, in particular, the overlap and commonality with the child development volume. The DCP3 evaluation of these conditions produced three key findings: 1. There is significant difficulty in measuring the burden of key conditions such as unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion, nonsexually transmitted infections, infertility, and violence against women. 2. Investments in the continuum of care can have significant returns for improved and equitable access, health, poverty, and health systems. 3. There is a large difference in how RMNCH conditions affect different income groups; investments in RMNCH can lessen the disparity in terms of both health and financial risk.
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309040965
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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These four papers supplement the book Contraception and Reproduction: Health Consequences for Women and Children in the Developing World by bringing together data and analyses that would otherwise be difficult to obtain in a single source. The topics addressed are an analysis of the relationship between maternal mortality and changing reproductive patterns; the risks and benefits of contraception; the effects of changing reproductive patterns on infant health; and the psychosocial consequences to women of controlled fertility and contraceptive use.
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Category : Birth control
Languages : es
Pages : 654
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Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309166837
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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Each year more than 4 million children are born with birth defects. This book highlights the unprecedented opportunity to improve the lives of children and families in developing countries by preventing some birth defects and reducing the consequences of others. A number of developing countries with more comprehensive health care systems are making significant progress in the prevention and care of birth defects. In many other developing countries, however, policymakers have limited knowledge of the negative impact of birth defects and are largely unaware of the affordable and effective interventions available to reduce the impact of certain conditions. Reducing Birth Defects: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World includes descriptions of successful programs and presents a plan of action to address critical gaps in the understanding, prevention, and treatment of birth defects in developing countries. This study also recommends capacity building, priority research, and institutional and global efforts to reduce the incidence and impact of birth defects in developing countries.
Author: Dawn Dolon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782171546730
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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INTRODUCTION 'Five women in India die every hour during childbirth: World Health Organization (WHO). Nearly 45,000 mothers die due to causes related to childbirth every year in India, as per WHO. The number of deaths in India during childbirth accounts for 17 per cent of such deaths globally.' The Indian Express, New Delhi, 16th June 2016. Maternal Health is an important aspect for the development of any country in terms of increasing equity & reducing poverty. The survival and well-being of mothers is not only important in their own right but are also central to solving large broader, economic, social and developmental challenges. A woman's death is more than a personal tragedy, ―countless‖, ' it represents an enormous cost to her nation, her community, and her family. Any social and economic investment that has been made in her life is lost.' (NRHM, Mother and Child Tracking System,2016). Maternal death is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes." The two measures of maternal death are the maternal mortality ratio (MMR), maternal mortality rate, lifetime risk of maternal death and proportion of maternal deaths among deaths of women of reproductive years (PM),
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9241547219
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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The dearth of reliable data on the levels and causes of mortality in poorer regions of the world continues to plague efforts to build a solid evidence base for health policy, planning, monitoring, and evaluation. As a partial solution to this problem, verbal autopsy has become the primary source of information about causes of death in populations lacking vital registration and medical certification. The purpose of this manual is to disseminate new standard data collection and cause-of-death assignment resources for verbal autopsy, and to provide some general guidelines for their use. The manual includes verbal autopsy questionnaires for three age groups, cause-of-death certification and coding guidelines for applying the International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems (ICD-10) to verbal autopsy and a cause-of-death list for verbal autopsy with corresponding ICD-10 codes. These resources are the consensus products of a three-year effort by an expert group led by WHO, consisting of researchers, data users, and other stakeholders under the sponsorship of the Health Metrics Network. They are intended to serve the needs of various users and producers of mortality information, including researchers, policy-makers, program managers, and evaluators.
Author: Majid Ezzati
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9241580313
Category : CD-ROMs
Languages : en
Pages : 2282
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Provides a comprehensive assessment of the scientific evidence on prevalence and the resulting health effects of a range of exposures that are know to be hazardous to human health, including childhood and maternal undernutrition, nutritional and physiological risk factors for adult health, addictive substances, sexual and reproductive health risks, and risks in the physical environments of households and communities, as well as among workers. This book is the culmination of over four years of scientific equiry and data collection, know as the comparative risk assessment (CRA) project.
Author: Aruna Kashyap
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN: 1564325474
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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Study conducted chiefly in Uttar Pradesh.
