MOTHER'S DEATH RATE

What is the maternal mortality?
The World Health Organization defines maternal mortality as follows:
any stage of pregnancy and after the birth (or the end of pregnancy) are the deaths occurring within 42 days of pregnancy-related reasons. mother's cause of death is connected directly to a cause or pregnancy due to a pregnancy related causes may aggravate the disease or pregnancy management in this definition could cause related to the treatment. pregnancy in the definition of "independent of place and time" means is located in. Accident and chance that maternal mortality remains outside of this definition.


Maternal mortality ratio (maternal mortality ratio): the number of maternal deaths in a given period of time is the ratio of the number of live births. (The number of maternal deaths per 100 thousand live births)
The maternal mortality ratio (maternal mortality rate): The number of maternal mortality rate is the number of women of childbearing age. (15-45 year-old women)

Direct Maternal Mortality:
Natural pregnancy and birth complications related to pregnancy or during the next 42 days as a result of the interventions that are occurring deaths resulting from complications due to pregnancy-related pathologies directly.

Indirect Maternal Mortality:
Pregnancy maternal deaths are occurring as a result of the mother has a disease exacerbated by the effects of pregnancy before. (For example, the aggravation of a heart valve disease before pregnancy, during pregnancy and the effect of causing death)

Late maternal death:
Birth mothers or deaths are caused directly or indirectly caused by a time period of up to one year from the next 42 days low.

Random Weapon:
Pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy occurred within 42 days post-natal deaths are not connected to any effect. For example, accidents, injuries, suicide, poisoning and so on.

According to the World Health Organization in 2008 maternal deaths per 358 000, respectively. 60% of these deaths occur in the postpartum period. 45% of postnatal death occurred within the first 24 hours after birth. 65% occurred in the first week.

of the most frequent occurrence of maternal deaths in the world are in Africa and South-east Asia, about half of the maternal deaths in the country being seen much more gelmektedir.geliş occur in this region. Maternal mortality is the achievement of the development level of a country is directly proportional and health services.

Maternal mortality causes:
- Excessive bleeding
- Infections
- Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
- Dystonia is (difficult birth)
- Unsafe abortions
- Thromboembolic events
- Amniotic Fluid Embolism
- Indirect causes

According to the World Health Organization.
- Every day can prevent pregnancy and childbirth are connected to about 800 women died due.
- Maternal mortality is higher in rural and poor areas.
- Mothers of adolescent pregnancies under 15 years of age compared to pregnancy at older ages is at greater risk of complications and death against his mother.
- 1900 and 2010, the maternal mortality rate has decreased in arasınn of approximately 50%. During pregnancy, prenatal and postnatal care facilities are very important in reducing maternal mortality.
- In 2010, during pregnancy or after birth, 287,000 maternal deaths in the world occurred.

Anne factors causing an increase in the death rate:
The main reason for a role of the high maternal mortality rate in some countries than others include:
- Mothers of far too access to healthcare and living in rural areas
- Inadequate number of qualified personnel can provide quality health care
- indigence
- Lack of information
- Local cultural practices

The maternal mortality rate in the world:
The World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Bank (WB) has started work to reduce maternal mortality in the world.
Reducing the maternal mortality ratio "United Nations Millennium Development Goals" is one of the
(See the millennium development goals). Here, between 2015 and 1990 quarters the maternal mortality ratio in the world, aiming to reduce three percent. In their report published in the year 2012 not yet reached the intended target, but reported that halved their maternal mortality by the year 1990 (see the millennium development goals - report 2012). In the same report before the birth was reported to be accompanied by an increase in the rate of births to arrive and health care personnel.
2012. According to the report:
In 2010, about 297 000 maternal deaths in the world occurred, which it means that this is a decrease of 47% compared to 1990. This is 56% of sub-Saharan Africa and 29% of deaths occurred in South Asia. Between 1990 and 2010, the maternal mortality rate in the world (MMR) has decreased to 240 from 400. But still the maternal mortality rate in developing countries is more than 15 times compared to developed countries.
In 2012, the maternal mortality rate in developed countries average 16 (26 in 1900)
In 2012, the maternal mortality rate in developing countries average: 240 (440 in 1900)

the maternal mortality rate in Turkey:
Our country has declined in recent years and high rates of maternal mortality rate was reported as 15.5 in 2011 (15.5 per 100,000 live births) (Source: Health statistics yearbook 2011).
That rate has dropped to 64.0 in 2012, 15.5 in 2011 21.2 in 2007.
2011. As shown in the annual health statistics in our country Istanbul maternal mortality rate (8.4) and in the eastern Marmara is the lowest (8.7). Maximum is the Central region (23.9).

Other sources utilized:
- http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/epidemiology/maternal/en/
- http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs348/en/
- http://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/indmaternalmortality/en/
- http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/sh.sta.mmrt