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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"mother",<br>"author":"anuradhanigam",<br>"permlink":"health-and-safety-issues",<br>"title":"Health and safety issues",<br>"body":"A maternal death is defined by WHO as \"the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy,<br> irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy,<br> from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes\".[27 \n\nAbout 56% of maternal deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa and another 29% in South Asia.[28 \n\nIn 2006,<br> the organization Save the Children has ranked the countries of the world,<br> and found that Scandinavian countries are the safest places to give birth,<br> whereas countries in sub-Saharan Africa are the least safe to give birth.[29 This study argues a mother in the bottom ten ranked countries is over 750 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth,<br> compared to a mother in the top ten ranked countries,<br> and a mother in the bottom ten ranked countries is 28 times more likely to see her child die before reaching their first birthday.\n\nThe most recent data suggests that Italy,<br> Sweden and Luxembourg are the safest countries in terms of maternal death and Afghanistan,<br> Central African Republic and Malawi are the most dangerous.[30 [31 \n\nChildbirth is an inherently dangerous and risky procedure,<br> subject to many complications. The \"natural\" mortality rate of childbirth\u2014where nothing is done to avert maternal death\u2014has been estimated as being 1500 deaths per 100,<br>000 births.[32 Modern medicine has greatly alleviated the risk of childbirth. In modern Western countries the current maternal mortality rate is around 10 deaths per 100,<br>000 births.[33 ![The_ideal_family_size_-_Esnart_Wisted,<br>_mother-of-four_-_The_ideal_family_size_(7513648782).jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmZhu3XU3kLq9qzgw6cxnczDfYg44AudCtcaFWpEWhdH4i\/The_ideal_family_size_-_Esnart_Wisted%2C_mother-of-four_-_The_ideal_family_size_(7513648782).jpg)",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"mother\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmZhu3XU3kLq9qzgw6cxnczDfYg44AudCtcaFWpEWhdH4i\/The_ideal_family_size_-_Esnart_Wisted%2C_mother-of-four_-_The_ideal_family_size_(7513648782).jpg\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " |
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