300,000 women lost lives due to pregnancy and childbirth related complications in 2013, states study

Posted on Dec 13 2014 - 11:30pm by Ambika Choudhary Mahajan

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Health experts have cited that lives are being lost everyday due to women giving birth in unsanitary conditions, unsafe water and lack of hygienic equipment in hospitals. Lack of these basic facilities in developing countries lead to loss of precious lives every day, says a report published in the science journal PLOS One.

The report tells how nearly 300,000 women lost their lives due to pregnancy and complications during childbirth, most of them from developing countries. A greater percentage of these deaths were due to “lack of clean water, poor hygiene and sanitation. In fact 38 percent of healthcare facilities in 54 poor countries continue to lack proper sanitation, which puts women at high risk of death. Despite the concerted global efforts for the past 15 years to diminish maternal mortality, the report shows that casualty rate remains 14 times higher in developing countries when compared to developed countries.”

http://thewestsidestory.net/2014/12/13/24691/300000-women-lost-lives-due-pregnancy-childbirth-related-complications-2013-states-study/

Many Women Give Birth in Unsanitary Conditions, Study Finds

A recent study claims that many women give birth in unsanitary conditions. Numerous experts in health around the world claim that too many newborns and mothers are dying because of improper healthcare services, unhygienic equipment in hospitals, lack of safe water and an absence of sanitary birthing conditions.

The World Health Organization (WHO) claims that as much as 40 percent of all health facilities from around 57 low-income countries don’t have access to clean water and are not able to provide appropriate sanitation. In most cases, authorities from the governments of undeveloped countries tend to neglect the connection between health and proper hygiene.

http://www.capitalotc.com/many-women-give-birth-in-unsanitary-conditions-study-finds/26509/

Sanitation: Hygiene Linked to Healthy Childbirth?

Sanitation is a comfort long taken for granted in modern western delivery rooms, but a recently released study by the World Health Organization (WHO) links the lack of access to good hygiene during pregnancy and childbirth, to increased risk for many third world women and newborns. Appearing in the PLOS Medicine journal on Dec. 12, 2014, the study found that the expected rate of infection and mortality for both mother and infant is significantly higher in low-income birth settings, many of which take place at home in impoverished areas of the world. Even in healthcare facilities, the lack of clean water and sanitation can cause serious complications. The WHO aims to strategically intervene in the growing problem of women’s health and preventable infant mortality.
Read more at http://guardianlv.com/2014/12/sanitation-hygiene-linked-to-healthy-childbirth/#TcSE7KUglObtl0Q0.99