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Community Partnerships Broaden Access to Maternal and Neonatal Health Care
Abstract:
In Nepal, mountainous terrain, difficult weather conditions and the scarcity of roads are an obstacle for rural families in need of maternal or neonatal care. In regions where a single foot path winding its way through the mountains is all that connects one small village from the next, women typically give birth at home, without the assistance of a nurse, doctor or midwife. Indeed, only 19 percent of all deliveries in Nepal are aided by a skilled birth attendant. Less than half of Nepal’s population has access to all-weather roads, making it difficult for up to 95 per cent of mothers and newborns to reach modern healthcare facilities. For many Nepalese parents, it takes several days to reach a healthcare centre, and the expense of travel can be a deterrent for poor families. For those in need of emergency obstetric care, this geographic divide is far too often a death sentence for mother and child. #Maternal #Neonatal #Health #healthcaredeliverysystem
Publisher: UNICEF Type / Script:
Publication  in  English
Keywords:
 MATERNAL WELFARE, MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, RURAL HEALTH, RURAL WOMEN, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE,WOMEN'S HEALTH, CHILD HEALTH
Thematic Group:
UNICEF, (2003)
Thesaurus:
10.02.00 - Comprehensive Health Services
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Community Partnerships Broaden Access to Maternal and Neonatal Health Care
Abstract:
In Nepal, mountainous terrain, difficult weather conditions and the scarcity of roads are an obstacle for rural families in need of maternal or neonatal care. In regions where a single foot path winding its way through the mountains is all that connects one small village from the next, women typically give birth at home, without the assistance of a nurse, doctor or midwife. Indeed, only 19 percent of all deliveries in Nepal are aided by a skilled birth attendant. Less than half of Nepal’s population has access to all-weather roads, making it difficult for up to 95 per cent of mothers and newborns to reach modern healthcare facilities. For many Nepalese parents, it takes several days to reach a healthcare centre, and the expense of travel can be a deterrent for poor families. For those in need of emergency obstetric care, this geographic divide is far too often a death sentence for mother and child. #Maternal #Neonatal #Health
Publisher: UNICEF Type / Script:
Publication  in  English
Keywords:
 MATERNAL WELFARE, MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, RURAL HEALTH, RURAL WOMEN, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE,WOMEN'S HEALTH, CHILD HEALTH
Thematic Group:
UNICEF, (2003)
Thesaurus:
10.02.00 - Comprehensive Health Services
PDF | File Size: 24 KB   Download
Feeder: BIMBIKATHAPA@GMAIL COM, Editor: , Auditor:
...