Causes Of Maternal Mortality In India 2018

Within india there is a marked variation in healthcare access between regions and in socioeconomic factors accordingly there is also variation in maternal.

Causes of maternal mortality in india 2018. Maternal mortality ratio of india has declined by 8 points from 130 100 000 live births in 2014 16 to 122 100 000 live births in 2015 17 6 2 per cent decline this translates to 2000 additional mothers saved annually in 2017 as compared to 2015. This is of significance as it means that about 2 000 maternal deaths have been prevented each year. Maternal mortality ratio to 70 per 100 000 live births by the year 2030 india needs to move beyond the hospital based approach in addressing the reproductive health issues. Maternal mortality in india is the maternal death of a woman in india during pregnancy or after pregnancy including post abortion or post birth periods.

This may be due to the improving accessibility and affordability to. Every day in 2017 approximately 810 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. The above data clearly shows the decline in the trend of maternal mortality rate in india. By dr poonam khetrapal singh who regional director for south east asiawho commends india for its groundbreaking progress in recent years in reducing the maternal mortality ratio mmr by 77 from 556 per 100 000 live births in 1990 to 130 per 100 000 live births in 2016.

The first report on maternal mortality in india 1997 2003 trends causes and risk factors was released in october 2006. The determinants of maternal mortality need to be studied through the lens of social phenomenon to understand its multidimensional nature. India s present mmr is below the millennium development goal mdg target and puts the country on track to achieve the. Different countries and cultures have different rates and causes for maternal death.

Between 2000 and 2017 the maternal mortality ratio mmr number of maternal deaths per 100 000 live births dropped by about 38 worldwide. The present bulletin which provides only the levels of maternal mortality for the period 2014 16 is. In the survey conducted in 2015 2017 kerala was the state with the least maternal mortality rate of 42 and assam noted the maximum number of deaths of women in india with mmr of 229. The maternal mortality rate mmr according to the sample registration system srs data released by the office of registrar general of india on wednesday declined to 130 in 2014 16 from 167 in.