HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Public Health, 18 Months, Maternal Death
17 Sep 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Goal 3: promote gender equality and empower women. Goal 6: combat hiv/aids, malaria, and other diseases. Goal 8: develop a global partnership for development. 6 selective abortion happen in india and others. 63 million girls are kept out of school. 700 million girls are forced to get married, often to older men. Every year 22 million women and girl get unsafe abortions(senegal:jail) In france, a women dies of domestic violence every 2. 7 days. Targets: reduce by , between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality rates, achieve by 2015, universal access to reproductive health. Indicators: maternal mortality rates, percent of births attended by skilled health personnel. Antenatal care: appointments at clinic or hospitals for pregnant women, realted to their pregnancy. Postpartum care: encompasses management of the mother, newborn, and infant during the post-partum period which includes the 6-wk period after childbirth. Maternal death: is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy.
