Maternal Mortality in India: Current status and alternative strategies to reduce

• DOI: 10.33545/26630427.2023.v6.i2a.139
• Publication Date: 2023-08-10T07:48:16Z
• Authors: Prasuna Jelly; Meenakshi Sharma; Dr. Rakesh Sharma
• Keywords: Accidental; Unsafe abortion; Maternal death; Maternal mortality rate

According to WHO, Maternal mortality is the annual number of female deaths from any cause related or aggravated by pregnancy its management (excluding accidental incidental causes) during and childbirth within 42 days termination pregnancy, irrespective duration site pregnancy. The leading maternal hemorrhage. primary complications that account for nearly 75% all are severe bleeding, high blood pressure infections, unsafe abortions, delivery. sample registration system encourages India's ratio fall 113 in 2016-2018 122 2015-16 130 2014-16. To decrease rate, health care should be reinforced with high-excellence services equally successfully distributed remote hilly areas. Families need have frequent contact skilled frontline workers, continuous education employees essential. Family planning, safe abortion services, emergency obstetric care, research, identification high-risk pregnancies also essential reduce India.