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Dai ghor was inundated causing difficulties for services
26Feb By testNo Comments
Maternal & Child Health

Dai ghor was inundated causing difficulties for services

UBINIG Pregnant mother Hadisa begum. Happy to get service from Dai ghor Emergency Support to Flood Affected People. Period: August December 2015; Supported By: Primate’s World Relief & Development Fund Hadisa Begum (24), wife of Amin Uddin (32), village: Demushiapara, union: Badarkhali, Upazila: chakaria, district: Cox’sbazar is a flood victim. She was married five years ago. She had a daughter aged three years four months. She was pregnant for eight months. Hadisa Begum mentioned, ‘All the houses and roads in Demushiapara village were inundated 3-4 feet of water in June-July 2015 flood. ‘I was three months pregnant when the flood came. There was chest deep water inside my house. I had put 6/7 bricks under my cot and lived there with untold sufferings. I performed all ...
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Improving Maternal, Neonate and Child Health in Bangladesh
14Dec By testNo Comments
Maternal & Child Health

Improving Maternal, Neonate and Child Health in Bangladesh

UBINIG Background The government of Bangladesh has a goal to reduce Maternal Mortality ratio to 143 per 100,000 live births by 2015 in order to achieve the MDG 5 by 2015. So far the decline is 194 per 100,000 (as of 2010) showing a good trend of decline to be able to reach the goal by 2015. Maternal causes account for 14% of all the causes of deaths among women of reproductive age. According to Bangladesh Maternal Mortality Survey, 2010 haemorrhage and eclampsia are the dominant direct obstetric causes of death, together responsible for more than half of the MMR followed by Obstructed or prolonged labor (7%) and abortions (1%). Indirect obstetric causes of deaths account for about a third (35%) of maternal deaths. Maternal morbidity is also a big issue, especially obst...
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