Direct Causes Of Maternal Mortality In India

This is of significance as it means that about 2 000 maternal deaths have been prevented each year.

Direct causes of maternal mortality in india. The first report on maternal mortality in india 1997 2003 trends. This may be due to the improving accessibility and affordability to. This translated to every 20 minutes a mother dying due to pregnancy or childbirth related cause. We contest the need to classify.

We present the distribution of india s 2001 2003 maternal mortality by cause and uptake of emergency obstetric care in poorer and richer states. Comprehensive analyses of the causes of maternal mortality have been published by who1 and the institute for health metrics and evaluation 2 these analyses strikingly show the increasing importance of indirect causes of maternal death. Say and colleagues1 noted that 27 5 of all maternal deaths result from these indirect causes with the highest proportion of such deaths in south asia and sub. Provide direct estimates of maternal mortality through a nationally representative sample.

There was no difference in the major causes of maternal. 6 mins according to the recently released sample registration system srs india s maternal mortality ratio has declined from 130 per 1 lakh live births in 2014 16 to 122 per 1 lakh live births in 2015 17. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non aids deaths in women ages 15 49 fertility birth attendants and gdp. Between 2000 and 2017 the maternal mortality ratio mmr number of maternal deaths per 100 000 live births dropped by about 38 worldwide.

By contrast in india the death would be classified as indirect due to anaemia. The perceived difference in incidence of direct and indirect maternal mortality between the uk and the netherlands is striking. Total annual deaths declined from 32 000 maternal deaths in 2015 to 30 000 deaths in 2017. Three quarters of maternal deaths were clustered in rural areas of poorer states although these regions have only half the estimated live births in india.

Maternal mortality is considered a key health indicator and the direct causes of maternal deaths are well known and largely preventable and treatable. We estimated 69 400 maternal deaths in india in 2005. Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100 000 live births. Methods and findings the registrar general of india surveyed all deaths occurring in 2001 2003 in.

Verbal autopsy instruments are administered for the deaths reported under the srs on a regular basis to yield cause specific mortality profile in the country. The first report on maternal mortality in india 1997 2003 trends. In the uk between 2012 and 2014 59 of all maternal deaths were due to indirect causes. Every day in 2017 approximately 810 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.

Verbal autopsy instruments are administered for the deaths reported under the srs on a regular basis to yield cause specific mortality profile in the country.