Integrated Services to Fight Maternal Mortality in Nicaragua
Reducing Nicaragua's high maternal mortality rate of 150 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births is a priority in the Government's Health Plan and Poverty Reduction Strategy. Efforts to improve reproductive health face many challenges. A...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
|
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/5408534/integrated-services-fight-maternal-mortality-nicaragua http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10358 |
| Summary: | Reducing Nicaragua's high maternal
mortality rate of 150 maternal deaths per 100,000 live
births is a priority in the Government's Health Plan
and Poverty Reduction Strategy. Efforts to improve
reproductive health face many challenges. Adolescent
pregnancy rates are among the highest in the region (130 per
1,000 15-19 year olds). Fertility in rural areas (5.4
children per woman) and among poor women (6.6) is
significantly higher than the Latin American average of 2.8
children per woman. Poverty, limited educational and
employment opportunities, traditional gender roles and
disempowerment of women, and poor access to distant health
services across difficult terrain in remote rural areas are
significant barriers. Maternal complications need immediate
attention, are difficult to manage and often lead to the
death of the woman (and/or child). |
|---|