The Value of Maternal and Neonatal Health: With An Eye Toward World Health Day
The majority of maternal fatalities can be avoided with prompt care from a qualified medical professional in a nurturing setting.
“The health of women throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period is referred to as maternal health."
Each pregnancy and delivery is different. Ensuring that all women have access to respectful and high-quality maternity care requires addressing disparities that impact health outcomes, particularly those related to gender and sexual and reproductive health and rights. Dr Anu Preethi Dorai, Family Physician, Apollo Clinic shares all you need to know:
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In addition to indirect reasons including anemia, malaria, and heart disease, the most frequent direct causes of maternal harm and death are excessive blood loss, infection, high blood pressure, botched abortion, and obstructed labor.
The majority of maternal fatalities can be avoided with prompt care from a qualified medical professional in a nurturing setting.
Uneven coverage of life-saving interventions and, more generally, insufficient social and economic development are the causes of the high incidence of avoidable deaths as well as the poor health and well-being of infants and children under five. Insufficient access to basic health services, including critical care for newborns, is harmful, as are poverty, poor nutrition, and a lack of clean water and sanitation.
For children to both develop and survive, health promotion, disease prevention services (including immunizations), and treatment of common childhood illnesses are crucial.
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