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November issue of Reproductive Health Matters focuses on maternal mortality
November 15, 2007Reproductive Health Matters and Elsevier are pleased to announce the publication of the November Issue devoted to the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Safe Motherhood Initiative launched by the World Health Organization in 1987. The November issue responds to the question - Is Pregnancy Getting Safer for Women"
The answer is yes − and no.
* Globally, the maternal mortality ratio went down from 430 to 400 per 100,000 live births in the 15 years from 1990 to 2005 (a 5.4% decline).
* There has been a 7% decrease since 1990 in the estimated number of maternal deaths globally.
* In North Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Oceania and the more developed regions, the number of deaths went down by more than 20%.
* In sub-Saharan Africa, the number of maternal deaths increased between 1990 and 2005, driven by increasing numbers of births and a negligible decline in the ratio of maternal deaths to live births.
The November issue contains numerous articles on women's health and safe motherhood in the developing world. It analyses and answers pressing questions, such as:
* Why a majority of women with obstetric complications in Karnatuka, India die despite having access to good quality healthcare services"
* Why a woman in Botswana dies from high blood pressure unnecessarily"
* Why are so many women still dying from unsafe abortion complications"
* Why has donor financing for maternity services been falling rather than rising"
* Why some countries like Norway and The Netherlands are stepping up to the plate and pledging funds to support maternal health and gender equality"
Twenty years after the launch of the Safe Motherhood Initiative, even though the rate of deaths has gone down − an improvement − the number of women dying - an estimated 536,000 in 2003 − remains unacceptably high. In many countries in the world, maternal death continues to be the major cause of death among women of reproductive age.
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This issue of RHM is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09688080
Elsevier
* There has been a 7% decrease since 1990 in the estimated number of maternal deaths globally.
* In North Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Oceania and the more developed regions, the number of deaths went down by more than 20%.
* In sub-Saharan Africa, the number of maternal deaths increased between 1990 and 2005, driven by increasing numbers of births and a negligible decline in the ratio of maternal deaths to live births.
The November issue contains numerous articles on women's health and safe motherhood in the developing world. It analyses and answers pressing questions, such as:
* Why a majority of women with obstetric complications in Karnatuka, India die despite having access to good quality healthcare services"
* Why a woman in Botswana dies from high blood pressure unnecessarily"
* Why are so many women still dying from unsafe abortion complications"
* Why has donor financing for maternity services been falling rather than rising"
* Why some countries like Norway and The Netherlands are stepping up to the plate and pledging funds to support maternal health and gender equality"
Twenty years after the launch of the Safe Motherhood Initiative, even though the rate of deaths has gone down − an improvement − the number of women dying - an estimated 536,000 in 2003 − remains unacceptably high. In many countries in the world, maternal death continues to be the major cause of death among women of reproductive age.
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This issue of RHM is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09688080
Elsevier
Reproductive Health News and Current Reproductive Health Events RSSNew Male Circumcision Device for HIV Prevention Studied by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
With the recent endorsement by the World Health Organization (WHO) and scientists worldwide of adult male circumcision as an important strategy for HIV prevention, there is increased urgency to develop safe and cost-effective circumcision services. This is especially the case in Africa where HIV/AIDS continues to spread at an epidemic rate.
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Herpes virus link to complications in pregnancy
Researchers at Adelaide's Women's & Children's Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia, have made a world-first discovery that links viral infection with high blood pressure during pregnancy and pre-term birth.
'Good bacteria' in women give clues for slowing HIV transmission
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New York City death rate reaches historic low
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Physical education and active play help teens maintain normal weight as adults
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Fetal heart rate yields clues to children's later development
Variations in heart rate patterns provide information on how the nervous system functions in adults and children. Obstetricians have long considered heart rate patterns to be important indicators of fetal well-being during the prenatal period as well as in labor and delivery.
Differing attitudes found between women and doctors concerning menstrual suppression
More than the two thirds of the women in a national survey say that they are interested in suppressing their menstrual periods but many of them aren't sure if it's safe.
Childhood TV viewing a risk for behavior problems
Daily television viewing for two or more hours in early childhood can lead to behavioral problems and poor social skills, according to a study of children 2.5 to 5.5 years of age conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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