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Midwife Training Called for to Reduce Death of Women at Childbirth
Half a million women die in childbirth each year, entirely unnecessarily - nearly all of these deaths could be prevented if only women have access to a skilled birth attendant.
The Millennium Development Goals, agreed at the UN summit in 2000, set a target of cutting maternal mortality in the developing world by a third, by 2015.
“But halfway to the deadline, we are badly behind. The G8 leaders must get us back on track. They must commit to investing in countries where rates of maternal mortality are highest,” stressed Carolyn Miller, chief executive of the medical aid agency Merlin, while talking to BBC.
The leaders of the world's richest countries at the G8 summit have an opportunity to change this, she said. The call comes as the summit opens in Tokyo.
The key to reducing rates of maternal mortality is increasing access to good health care, it is pointed out.
Rates of maternal mortality are directly associated with attendance of skilled birth attendants. Countries with the lowest maternal mortality report over 98% attendance by a skilled birth attendant. Those with the highest rates of maternal mortality report less than 60% attendance.
Without a trained, experienced midwife on hand, women are more likely to die from complications including bleeding, infection, unsafe abortion, high blood pressure and prolonged or obstructed labour.
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