Answer the following and post your answers here. Cite references of your answers as much as possible.
- Other than the factors discussed in the lecture, what do you think are other factors affecting maternal mortality rate in the Philippines?
- What are the top 3 causes of maternal mortality ratio in the Philippines? Top 3 maternal morbidity?
Factors affecting maternal mortality rate in the Philippines
- Lack of access to reproductive health services including family planning
- Inaccessibility and lack of healthcare personnel
- Inadequate distribution of healthcare
- Presence of physician, nurse or midwife who has had formal training during labor
- Childbearing at a young age
- Low level of contraceptive use
- Unplanned/ unwanted pregnancies leading to abortion
Top 3 causes of Maternal Mortality in the Philippines
- Complications (E.g. Infection or cardiac problem) related to pregnancy occurring in the course of labor, delivery, and puerperium
- Hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium
- Postpartum hemorrhage
Top 3 causes of Maternal Morbidity in the Philippines
- Hemorrhage
- Infection
- Unsafe abortion
References:
Papp, L. & Kleiman, M. (n.d). Maternal, neonatal and child health in the Philippines. http://philippineshealthdata.blogs.wm.edu/sample-page/maternal-morbidity-and-mortality/#:~:text=According%20to%20data%20from%20the,postpartum%20hemorrhage%2C%20and%20unsafe%20abortion.
Rau, A. (2015, June 18). Maternal Mortality in the Philippines. https://borgenproject.org/maternal-mortality-philippines/
United Nations Population Fund (2009, April 7). Philippines: Maternal Mortality Rates Not Making Sufficient Progress to Meet MDGs. https://www.unfpa.org/news/philippines-maternal-mortality-rates-not-making-sufficient-progress-meet-mdgs