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The State of the World's Children 2009
UNICEF.
其他書名
Maternal and Newborn Health
出版
UNICEF
, 2008
主題
Business & Economics / Reference
Family & Relationships / Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers
Health & Fitness / Women's Health
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
Reference / General
Social Science / Sociology / General
ISBN
9280643185
9789280643183
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=EOZ6DKNBkSAC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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Having a child remains one of the biggest health risks for women worldwide. Fifteen hundred women die every day while giving birth. That's a half a million mothers every year. UNICEF's flagship publication, The State of the World's Children 2009, addresses maternal mortality, one of the most intractable problems for development work.The difference in pregnancy risk between women in developing countries and their peers in the industrialised world is often termed the greatest health divide in the world. A woman in Niger has a one in seven chance of dying during the course of her lifetime from complications during pregnancy or delivery. That's in stark contrast to the risk for mothers in America, where it's one in 4,800 or in Ireland, where it's just one in 48,000. Addressing that gap is a multidisciplinary challenge, requiring an emphasis on education, human resources, community involvement and social equality. At a minimum, women must be guaranteed antenatal care, skilled birth attendants and emergency obstetrics, and postpartum care. These essential interventions will only be guaranteed within the context of improved education and the abolition of discrimination.