70% Indian Districts Exceed UN Maternal Death Goals: Reports
A recent study conducted by social scientists from Mumbai found that 70% of districts in India have higher maternal death rates that exceed the UN development goals. The scientists mapped the country and shared the reports of pregnancy-related deaths in the country. Around 640 districts come under the places of very high death rates.
Researchers from, IIPS, (International Institute for Population Sciences), Deonar, have analysed around 61.98 million birth and maternal deaths, surpassing 61 thousand. This analysis is reported between 2017 to 2020. Maternal mortality is considered to be deaths that are caused by complications in the duration of pregnancy till childbirth. The MMR (Maternal Mortality Rate) is taken into consideration per one lakh live births. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for the upcoming year 2030 have set the MMR as 70.
The MMR shared by the researcher showcases a total of 24 states with 450 districts. The maternal death rate, according to the UN’s SDG, is 70 deaths. This MMR includes 8 states and 3 union territories having a range of 140 to 209 deaths, while the other 11 states range between 70 to 139. The study’s lead author Dr Srinivas Goli said, “A startling finding is the high MMR in progressive Punjab, and this could be due to unsafe sex-selective abortions leading to the death of women.”
With these higher rates, districts are informed to spread awareness programmes on safe pregnancy and watch over the health facilities on a local level. The identification of hot spots is necessary as it would help in cross-checking and eliminating the causes.
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