Published on India Environment Portal | News, reports, documents, blogs, data, analysis on environment & development | India, South Asia (http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in)

Home > News > ‘Most pregnancy-related deaths occur in transit' > ‘Most pregnancy-related deaths occur in transit'

‘Most pregnancy-related deaths occur in transit' [1]

Maternal Death Reviews reveals many facilities show mothers the door soon after delivery

According to a study conducted on pregnancy-related deaths, a large number of women die during transit to a health facility or returning home after a delivery. ‘Maternal Death Reviews — Implications for Quality of Care,' (MDR) a review of maternal deaths done by the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) in Jhunjhunu and Sikar districts of Rajasthan between November 2010 and March 2012 has revealed that 90 per cent of these deaths had occurred during transit to a higher health centre.

Publication Date: 
20/04/2012
Aarti Dhar [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Sikar (D) [4], Rajasthan [5], Maternal Health [6], Health Care [7], Madhya Pradesh [8], Child Health [9], Drugs [10], National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) [11], Himachal Pradesh [12], Uttar Pradesh [13], Orissa (Odisha) [14], Assam [15], Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [16], Infant mortality [17], Women [18], Health [19]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/%E2%80%98most-pregnancy-related-deaths-occur-transit

Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/%E2%80%98most-pregnancy-related-deaths-occur-transit
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/aarti-dhar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sikar-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maternal-health
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drugs
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-rural-health-mission-nrhm
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infant-mortality
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health