Abstract
Maternal mortality: Lessons of the millenium development goals, a way forward
Highlights
The death of a female patient during pregnancy or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, due any cause related to or aggravated by the occurance pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes is called maternal mortality [1]
A three-delay model was presented for the understanding of the factors which could contribute to maternal mortality [4]
The various methods include include the adoption of the safe motherhood program which was launched in Nairobi 1987; the roadmap for acceleration of the attainment of the millennium development goal 4 and 5 in 2005; and the integrated maternal, child and newborn health strategy of 2007 [5]
Summary
The death of a female patient during pregnancy or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, due any cause related to or aggravated by the occurance pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes is called maternal mortality [1]. A three-delay model was presented for the understanding of the factors which could contribute to maternal mortality [4]. Socioeconomic, cultural factors, religion, financial and educational factors may lead to a delay in taking a decision to access care.
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