EFFECT OF MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE AMONG FEMALE

EFFECT OF MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE AMONG FEMALE BETWEEN THE AGE OF 15 – 40 YEARS

ABSTRACT

Maternal mortality has been defined as the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days following a pregnancy termination, regardless of the duration of the pregnancy.

on and place of the pregnancy. Kutungare village in the Igabi Local Government Area is not immune to the effects of maternal mortality, as research has shown that the majority of pregnant women suffer from maternal mortality issues due to a lack of awareness and a high level of illiteracy or exposure to the effects of maternal mortality. Some of the most unusual challenges confronting women in Kutungare, which is located outside the main city of Kaduna, include ignorance, poverty, home birth, and inadequate maternal centers, all of which lead to maternal death in the Kutungare community. However, there is an urgent need for the government to organize sensitization programs on the effects of maternal mortality as well as to rehabilitate existing health facilities such as providing electricity, deploying more medical personnel to the community, and providing ambulances for emergency situations. As a result, future researchers should collectively expand knowledge on how to reduce maternal death rates not just in this state, but also in the nation and internationally in general.

CHAPITRE ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.0 THE STUDY’S BACKGROUND

Maternal mortality, also known as maternal death, remains the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age in many countries and is a major public health concern, particularly in developing nations (WHO 2007). According to Shah and Say (2007), a maternal death is defined as the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes. The anticipated global number of maternal deaths in 2005 was 536,000, up from 529,000 in 2000. Every day, 1500 women die as a result of pregnancy or pregnancy-related complications, according to the WHO factsheet (2008). The majority of these deaths occur in developing nations, and the majority are preventable. Of all the health statistics published by the WHO, maternal mortality has the greatest disparity between developed and developing countries. According to UJAH et al. (2005), while 25% of females of reproductive age live in developed countries. They accounted for barely 1% of all maternal deaths worldwide.

The United Nations has identified Nigeria as having one of the highest rates of the top medical causes of maternal death in the world. Reducing high maternal death rates is a political as well as a technological and medical task that requires the attention and commitment of political leaders. Mothers are the key to providing health services for children; nevertheless, she has been neglected and exploited by health services, which have traditionally served newborns. As Nigeria continues to progress through various stages of development, many women continue to give birth at home without attending antenatal clinics. Kaduna State, which is part of Nigeria, also has a high maternal mortality rate. The purpose of this study is to determine the fatality rate caused by obstetric hemorrhage. Other complications include infections after childbirth, botched abortion, eclampsia, and obstructed labor. These causes, according to experts, are mostly curable and preventable. Poor development planning, poverty, illiteracy, and a low usage of official maternal health care services are the root reasons of high maternal mortality in Nigeria.

The international safe motherhood conference held in Kenya in recent years increased global awareness of the dismal maternal mortality rates in underdeveloped countries and formally created the safe motherhood project. The goal was to cut maternal mortality by 50% while also alleviating the condition of pregnant women. Donors, UN organizations, and governments initially concentrated on two measures to minimize maternal mortality: boosting antenatal care and training for traditional birth attendants.

increasing the health-care system as a whole is undeniably important in lowering maternal mortality and increasing a country’s overall health. The current implementation of free health care for pregnant women and children under the age of five appears to be delivering some positive outcomes, but Nigeria’s Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) has yet to attain the targeted reduction rates.

1.1 THE PROBLEM’S STATE

Despite all of the policies, declarations, and other efforts aimed at reducing maternal mortality around the world, it appears that only modest gains in maternal mortality reduction have been achieved in many countries over the last 20 years (Shah and Say, 2007).

In Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health chose the year 2006 as the target year for reducing maternal mortality by half. However, not only were these targets not met, but the maternal health situation in Nigeria has worsened in recent years (Ujah et al 2005).

Previous efforts in Nigeria to reduce maternal mortality ratios focused on making direct improvements to health services. These attempts have not included sufficient resources to effectively reduce maternal mortality in the country.

1.2 THE STUDY’S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this research is to:

Bring together some of the risk factors previously identified as being responsible for increased maternal mortality in Nigeria. These include whether the woman received antenatal care, whether the delivery was assisted by a health professional, whether the delivery occurred in a health facility, the woman’s educational attainment, and income distress.

Identify the factors that appear to have a greater impact on maternal mortality in Nigeria than others.

To determine the role of traditional birth attendants in the causes of maternal death.

To find potential solutions to reduce maternal mortality.

To determine the poor attitude toward the general public, the community in relation to maternal mortality must be researched.

1.3 THE STUDY’S IMPORTANCE

The significance of this research effort is solely to draw the attention of women of childbearing age through these means, as well as to inform the work that women are reproductive to our society in the globe and at large population.

1.4 STUDY SCOPE AND DELIVERY LIMITATIONS

The study covers all preventive strategies for the effect of maternal mortality rate in Kutungare Igabi West Local Government Area of Kaduna State, with the targets and objectives controlling the researcher’s research effort to be effective. The study will focus on the impact of maternal mortality rates on women of childbearing age aged 20 to 40 years in the Kutungare Igabi West Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria.

1.5 QUESTION FOR RESEARCH

What are the potential methods for lowering the maternal mortality rate among women of childbearing age?

What are the factors that contribute to maternal mortality?

How do you educate women and communities about the consequences of maternal mortality?

How do you determine the impact of maternal mortality?