World Health Organization : Year 1991 : Maternal and Child Health, Maternal and Newborn Health-Safe Motherhood Psc 91.1: Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood Programme

By World Health Organization

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Title:	World Health Organization : Year 1991 : Maternal and Child Health, Maternal and Newborn Health-Safe Motherhood Psc 91.1: Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood Programme
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
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Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
Half a million women die every year as a result of pregnancy and childbirth. Many more suffer the debilitating consequences of ill-health resultiting from poorly managed pregnancies and deliveries. All but 5,000 of the maternal deaths which occur every year are in developing countries, with maternal morbidity being highest in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (Figure 1). The Wodd Health Organization seeks to alleviate this burden of suffering through its Maternal Health and Safe otherh hood programme which represents WHO'S contrTbutionb the Safe Motherhood Initiative. This is a global collaborative effort to reduce levels of maternal mortality and illAealth significantly bythe year 2000. The common strategy of the initiative, shared by all partners, is directed at redressing the social inequalities confronting women; ensuringthat access to family planning infomation and services is available to 21 those who need them; developing community based maternity care; and providiig backup and support at the first level of referral for those women who require skilled obstetric care. Reducing maternal mortality and morbidity is not only essential for the health of women in their own right but will also reduce neonatal, mortality and improve the health of the newborn.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. The WHO Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.1 The role of WHO in safe motherhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.2 Development of the WHO programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3. WHO support to national programmes for maternal health and safe motherhood . . . 7 3.1 Activities at global and regional levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3.2 Technical cooperation with countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4. Country support through globally applicable activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4.1 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4.2 Information and advocacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 4.3 Human resources development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 5. Coordination and cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 6. Programme resources and allocations 1990-1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Appendix I Studies supported by WHO'S Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Appendix I1 WHO Collaborating Centres in MCH (Pregnancy and Perinatal Care) . . . . . 36 Appendix III Meetings supported by WHO'S Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37