TY - JOUR
T1 - Reducing maternal, newborn, and infant mortality globally
T2 - An integrated action agenda
AU - Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
AU - Cabral, Sergio
AU - Chan, Chok Wan
AU - Keenan, William J.
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - There has been increasing awareness over recent years of the persisting burden of worldwide maternal, newborn, and child mortality. The majority of maternal deaths occur during labor, delivery, and the immediate postpartum period, with obstetric hemorrhage as the primary medical cause of death. Other causes of maternal mortality include hypertensive diseases, sepsis/infections, obstructed labor, and abortion-related complications. Recent estimates indicate that in 2009 an estimated 3.3 million babies died in the first month of life and that overall, 7.3 million children under 5 die each year. Recent data also suggest that sufficient evidence- and consensus-based interventions exist to address reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health globally, and if implemented at scale, these have the potential to reduce morbidity and mortality. There is an urgent need to put elements in place to promote integrated interventions among healthcare professionals and their associations. What is needed is the political will and partnerships to implement evidence-based interventions at scale.
AB - There has been increasing awareness over recent years of the persisting burden of worldwide maternal, newborn, and child mortality. The majority of maternal deaths occur during labor, delivery, and the immediate postpartum period, with obstetric hemorrhage as the primary medical cause of death. Other causes of maternal mortality include hypertensive diseases, sepsis/infections, obstructed labor, and abortion-related complications. Recent estimates indicate that in 2009 an estimated 3.3 million babies died in the first month of life and that overall, 7.3 million children under 5 die each year. Recent data also suggest that sufficient evidence- and consensus-based interventions exist to address reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health globally, and if implemented at scale, these have the potential to reduce morbidity and mortality. There is an urgent need to put elements in place to promote integrated interventions among healthcare professionals and their associations. What is needed is the political will and partnerships to implement evidence-based interventions at scale.
KW - Child mortality
KW - Integrated strategies
KW - Interventions
KW - Maternal mortality
KW - Newborn mortality
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84866024178&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.04.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.04.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 22883919
AN - SCOPUS:84866024178
SN - 0020-7292
VL - 119
SP - S13-S17
JO - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
JF - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
IS - SUPPL.1
ER -