Honors English II – 3rd 3 May 2016 Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries Around the world, 830 women
In 2013, 289 000 women died during pregnancy and childbirth and it was estimated that everyday 800 women
WORLD HEALTH STATISTICS: HOW DO LIFE EXPECTANCY, MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH CHANGE AROUND THE WORLD AND
INTRODUCTION Background Despite the fact that the maternal mortality ratio is considered one of the main indicators
The risk of maternal and infant mortality can be significantly reduced by increasing access to early
services are services rendered to expectant women during prenatal, delivery and post natal period. This
estimated that 529, 000 maternal deaths occur globally every year in developing countries. The probability that
upon marriage is essentially ignored in most developing nations. Should a woman wish to postpone childbearing
million) of in developing world and remaining 13.33% (28 million) was in developed countries. 1, 2 Similarly
child deaths occur during the first 28 days of life. The majority of the maternal and child deaths occur