| Medical Causes | Developing Countries | USA | Uganda | Misc. |
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75%. Only 25% are actually serious and cannot be treated outside of a hospital.
This is the percentage of maternal mortality cases that are completely preventable.
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Sierra Leone (1,360), Central African Republic (882), Chad (856), Nigeria (814), South Sudan (789), Somalia (732), Liberia (725)
Name 2 of the 5 countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios.
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USA :(
This is the only developed country in the world to see a rise in maternal mortality since the start of the century.
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343 (as of 2015)
What is the maternal mortality rate in Uganda? (x deaths/100,000 live births)
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3. Good Health and Well-Being
Which SDG does maternal health fall under?
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Oxytocin, or uterine massaging. Both may temporarily or permanently stop the bleeding. This suggests that both supplies and knowledge are needed to bring down maternal deaths.
The biggest single preventable killer, postpartum hemorrhaging, can be treated with this medicine, or this maneuver.
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700-1000
Approximately how many women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth each day?
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One third (⅓) despite much, much higher spending per capita.
Canada’s maternal mortality rate is this fraction of the United States’.
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Bacterial sepsis, hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, abortion complications
What is the leading cause of mortality?
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Young Adolescents
Which age group faces a higher risk of complications and death as a result of pregnancy?
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Induced abortions “performed by persons lacking the necessary skills or in an environment not in conformity with minimal clinical standards, or both”
This type of pregnancy related death is often cited as the most underreported cause of maternal mortality.
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About 300,000
How many women die during childbirth each year?
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African American women (3.2x more likely than general female population). Due to a combination of poor access and overall health trends.
This demographic has been particularly vulnerable in the US. (obviously a female demographic)
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40-50% (as of 2015)
What is the approximate percentage of births not attended by a skilled health worker?
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Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Postpartum
Maternal health refers to the health of women during ______, _______, and _______.
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Sepsis/ infections, known as puerperal sepsis.
This type of maternal mortality cause is the 3rd highest in the world, and virtually unseen in developed countries.
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99%
What percentage of maternal deaths occur in developing nations?
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$86 billion.
Still, the US ranks between 40th-50th yearly. Currently around the same rate as Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan.
This is the US spending on maternal and childbirth related care.
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12,500:1 (as of 2015)
What is the patient to physician ratio?
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Texas
What American State has the highest rate of maternal deaths in the developed country?Texas
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.High Blood pressure, causes convulsions before, during, or after childbirth. Easily treatable. Mortality rate in developed countries is 0-1.8% range, but is one of the biggest causes of mortality in underdeveloped countries.
Pre eclampsia refers to high this, during pregnancy
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Greece (3), Iceland (3), Poland (3), Finland (3), Czechia (4), Kuwait (4), Italy (4), Sweden (4), Belarus (4), Austria (4)
Name 3 of the 10 countries with the lowest maternal mortality ratios.
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The heart. Cardiovascular diseases and heart failure are usually the causes in maternal deaths in this country. The disparity is not just due to lack of access, but overall health trends.
A quarter of maternal deaths in the country occur from diseases linked to this organ
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47 (as of 2015)
1 in ___ chance of a Ugandan woman dying during pregnancy or childbirth
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California
What American State has the lowest rate of maternal deaths in America?
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