Maternal Morbidity and Mortality from a Population Health Perspective DOI
Ömur Cinar Elci,

Sofia Beatriz Edmonson,

Alexander Juusela

et al.

IntechOpen eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 16, 2025

Every two minutes, a woman dies due to causes related pregnancy, labor, and delivery. In 2020, an estimated 287,000 women died, which means eight hundred per day. The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is litmus test that monitors the quality outcomes of population healthcare services. Factors such as social determinants health, delivery systems, workforce, economic status, education, environment are linked maternal morbidity mortality. Although progress has been made globally in reducing MMR by 34% between 2000 disparity Global North South remains. United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target #3.1 aims decrease global less than 70 deaths 100,000 live births 2030. current trends indicate this will be missed excess one million preventable deaths. With effective comprehensive services, however, most unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, can eliminated. This chapter examines mortality from health perspective, including fundamental concepts, risk factors, determinants, proposed evidence-based solutions.

Language: Английский

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality from a Population Health Perspective DOI
Ömur Cinar Elci,

Sofia Beatriz Edmonson,

Alexander Juusela

et al.

IntechOpen eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 16, 2025

Every two minutes, a woman dies due to causes related pregnancy, labor, and delivery. In 2020, an estimated 287,000 women died, which means eight hundred per day. The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is litmus test that monitors the quality outcomes of population healthcare services. Factors such as social determinants health, delivery systems, workforce, economic status, education, environment are linked maternal morbidity mortality. Although progress has been made globally in reducing MMR by 34% between 2000 disparity Global North South remains. United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target #3.1 aims decrease global less than 70 deaths 100,000 live births 2030. current trends indicate this will be missed excess one million preventable deaths. With effective comprehensive services, however, most unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, can eliminated. This chapter examines mortality from health perspective, including fundamental concepts, risk factors, determinants, proposed evidence-based solutions.

Language: Английский

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