Childbirth is oftentimes described as “the miracle of life”. It is typically a time of immense pride and joy; many claim the birth of their offspring was the best day of their lives. Unfortunately, however, this exuberant experience is not a memory to be fond of for hundreds of thousands of women in developing countries. Liberia is a prime example of how grim the reality truly is. According to Yulia Widiati from Unicef, “Liberias maternal mortality ratio is one of the highest in the world, with 1,072 maternal deaths for every 100,000 births” (ADD CITATION). This doesn't even include the hundreds of infant deaths that take place every year as well, just the mothers. These numbers are excessively high when considering how far modern medicine and science has come. …show more content…
The root of the problem lies in paucity of education and supplies. Young girls need to be educated on safe sex practices, and women need to be sufficiently knowledgeable on how to properly deliver and care for a baby. This means before, after, and during the birth. In addition to this, it's almost impossible to create a safe childbearing environment without specific medical supplies and equipment. Thankfully, with new leadership in the country the numbers are gradually beginning to decline. Be that as it may, the path to correct this issue is still long and rocky; they need our help. In order to further mitigate the high numbers of maternal and infant deaths in developing countries, we need to donate not only supplies, but our time as well. We need to send volunteers with donations and plans to educate women and young girls on pregnancy, delivery, and safe
According to the MDGs progress report; maternal mortality ratio stands at 16 in the developed countries, 220 in South Asia and 500 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNDP, 2012). Lack of access to and utilization of health care services for delivery are among the main reasons for the high maternal and neonatal mortality rates in these regions (WHO, 2012). Maternal death can occur anytime in pregnancy, but delivery is by far the most dangerous time for both mother and baby (UNICEF, 2012).
It’s fair to say that society in America has created childbirth to be a safe and often times un-freighting situation. Unfortunately, one cannot say the same for pregnant women in Nepal’s rural areas, where women fend for themselves to give birth, and run a high risk of maternal death. The societal view of childbirth is very different in either country, whereas women are treated very differently throughout the birthing process. In America we may think that the conditions and practices of childbirth in Nepal are unmoral, however, this is a major aspect of their cultural, and is often not looked down upon by people living in
In this week’s response we are given the choice to choose to respond on the topic about a type of “non-traditional” childbirth (i.e. hospital) of our choice that we would want to know more about and “What we learn before we’re born” from TED talk by Annie Murphy Paul . This week I am choosing to respond to a type of “non-traditional” childbirth (i.e. hospital). The type of childbirth I chose to talk about is a water birth. As interesting as this topic may be and all of the possible childbirths there are this stood out for me because I believe that it is amazing that a child can be born in a little pool.
The fifth goal is to increase maternal health in countries with a focus on reducing the maternal mortality rate by three-fourths and universal access to reproductive health both by 2015. Despite a 43% reduction in maternal deaths since 1990, there are still a large number of women who die during childbirth from preventable causes such as hemorrhaging (United Nations, 2015, p. 38).
Childbirth is like a marathon. Women need to take it easy after they've given birth for optimal healing. These tips will provide the fastest healing for women in their postpartum period.
In 2013, 289 000 women died during pregnancy and childbirth and it was estimated that everyday 800 women all over the world died from childbirth or childbirth-related problems (World Health Organization, 2014). Often, maternal mortality is found to occur more often in developing countries than developed countries. Maternal mortality refers women who died from the situation like during pregnancy, termination of pregnancy within 42 days, regardless of duration and place of pregnancy, from aggravation caused by the pregnancy or pregnancy management (Nwagha et al, 2010). Maternal mortality may be resulted from direct or indirect cause. Direct causes are from obstetric complications of pregnancy, labour, and puerperium, and interventions whereas indirect causes are from the worsening of current conditions by pregnancy or delivery (Givewell, 2009). This paper aims to examine the causes for maternal mortality in both developed and developing countries and will end with a proposal for government to ensure women are given reproductive health rights.
Does everybody think or feels the same about childbirth around the world? This question above is a question that has always been in my mind. Now that I got the opportunity of choosing a topic to do research. I decided to choose childbirth and culture. This research paper is going to talk about how different cultures and countries look a birth in an entirely different manner. Some look at birth as a battle and others as a struggle. And on some occasions, the pregnant mother could be known as unclean or in other places where the placenta is belief to be a guardian angel. These beliefs could be strange for us but for the culture in which this is being practiced is natural and a tradition. I am going to be introducing natural and c-section childbirth. And, the place of childbirth is going to be a topic in this essay. America is one country included in this research paper.
In the given article, “Many Afghans Lost to Hazards Of Childbirth”, the issue is thought to be caused by the current lack of medical care in the country. However, I believe that this situation will not change to a higher standard unless the people themselves change their ways.
According to the World Health Organization, the causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in Sub- Saharan Africa are mainly results of a defective health system when it comes to dealing with complications during and after birth. The complications that contribute greatly to maternal mortality include hemorrhage, infection, high blood pressure, unsafe abortions, and obstructed labor. These complications are the leading causes of death among women aged 15 to 49 in developing countries.
In 2011, the Democratic Republic of Congo was among the top 5 countries in Africa with the highest infant mortality rate, but as of 2013, the country has declined in rank. In the past, health care for mothers was almost nonexistent. In 2008, a little over fifty percent of women received some kind of health care assistance from a skilled worker. There were only eleven medical workers per ten thousand people in the region (Associated Press). This is part of the reason why the country’s infant mortality rate is 74.87 deaths per 1000 live births (World Factbook). Although the rate is slowly decreasing, it is still very high compared to a country like Sweden that has a rate of 3 per 1000 (Associated Press).
Healthy newborns are normally pink in color and rate well on the Apgar test (p.104; ch.3). There are many ways to give birth. Prepared childbirth uses methods like the Lamaze breathing technique to relax the mother and reduce pain, however a pain free delivery. During the leboyer method the room is set up to ensure the comfort of the child and the mother, and many even extend his techniques to water birth. Home births are another possibility; however, if complications arise the proper equipment might not be readily available. Last but not least, if the pain of childbirth becomes too much a mother can get an epidural, but the studies on how this affects the child have mixed results
Latin America holds the most restrictive abortion regulation in the world. Indeed, 4 in 5 of the countries around the world in which abortion is totally banned are located in the continent: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, and Chile. In the rest of the region, abortion is barely accepted under very restricted circumstances, like saving woman’s life, due to very specific physical health conditions, and eventually in rape cases. Nonetheless, there are several practical obstacles to actually respect these already limited exceptions, like conservative routines among health staffs denying abortions, restrictions enforced through allegations in court, or inaccessible facilities or a lack of trained personnel.
Back before the 50’s and 60’s pain medication used during births did not exist. And when pain medication for births finally did, many women choose against it. They had the option for an epidural and to give birth in a hospital. But, the new trend was to give birth without medication due to the complications is could cause. Today, they way pain management has affected birth in a huge way. Not everyone has have this option during pregnancy, but now and epidural, a pain killing drug that does not affect the whole body. Today, the one thing that does not come to a woman's mind when they, find out they are pregnant is the opportunity that their baby could be born still, or not survive the pregnancy. Or that they could be in danger as well. Today many daily task include technology. So for a woman to not expect for technology to be available to her, it is a understatement. Women also have a plethora of options of technology, provided to them, throughout the pregnancy, birth, and early months. Finally, Today pregnancies are very big things as new technology is made to enhance your experience as a mother, which makes it easier to have less children. But giving birth hasn't changed one bit, babies are still birthed vaginally and some c-section. But where and the technology that is used after
Infant mortality is divided into neonatal mortality (deaths in the first 27 days of life per 1000 live births), and postneonatal mortality (deaths from 28 days to 364 days of life per 1000 live births minus neonatal deaths). The World Health Organization defines maternal mortality as “the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes” (Kotch, 2013). Maternal morbidity is defined as “any health condition attributed to and/or aggravated by pregnancy and childbirth that has a negative impact on the woman’s wellbeing” (Maternal Health,
One of the most beautiful miracles we experience in this world is the birth of a child, an expecting mother pregnant with her baby is considered to be sacred in many cultures. Most expecting mothers try their best to prevent any harm coming to their unborn child from any diseases or birth defects that could affect their baby. Yet still in this day and age with all the resources, medicines, and treatments we have available to improve maternal health, approximately eight hundred women die each day from preventable causes that is related to childbirth and pregnancy(Maternal). Those are eight hundred deaths a day which totals up to two hundred and ninety two thousand deaths annually that could have been prevented with standard adequate treatments and about ninety nine percent of those deaths happen in developing countries because the expecting mother would catch an infection during her pregnancy or during childbirth. Improving maternal health is one of the eight major focuses for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.