Maternal Mortality Rate in Bangladesh

Prepared for:
MS. Maleka Sarwar (MKS)
Lecturer
Department of English
North South University
Prepared by:
Rashed Nizam
ID# 123 1037 030
Course: Eng105
Section: 22
Introduction
Maternal Mortality
Death of a woman while pregnant

Everyday approx. 800 women die due to child birth

Complication during pregnancy and childbirth

Sever bleeding, infections, high blood pressure, unsafe abortion.

Almost 50% maternal mortality dropped by the time 1990 & 2013

99% maternal death occurs in developing countries.

Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in Bangladesh
Boost in its image, less numbers of expecting mothers are dying

Bangladesh managed to down trend the mothers dying during pregnancy

Reduced by 40%

Skilled people are dealing with pregnancy process

Proper treatment is provided in rural and urban areas

Presence of midwives
Traditional Viewpoint
Research Questions
According to you, what are the reasons behind maternal mortality?

Do you think families in the rural area are more dependent on traditional then the
modern delivery system?

Do you think psychological stress can be the one of the reasons of maternal death?

From your viewpoint what can be the causes for a drop in maternal mortality rate
within a decade in our nation?

How do you think the government is playing its role to reduce maternal mortality rate?

According to you what actions can be taken to avoid future maternal deaths?
Hypothesis
Maternal mortality rate can be due to obstetric complications; mainly hemorrhage sepsis,
unsafe abortion, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia.

In rural areas lack of education, doctors, transportation system, religious belief

Major risk for girls who marry & give birth before maturity

NGOs are introducing programs trained community health workers

Referral/Transfer system to health facilities for complicated cases

Continued
Providing skilled birth attendants at rural areas by Governments

Stopping early child marriage and illegal abortion system

Increased female education and women being attended at least once during
pregnancy
 Data Analysis
According to you, what are the reasons behind maternal mortality?

Untreated illness during pregnancy 3

Lack of adequate pre and post natal health care 8

Untreated miscarriage 2

Marriage at early age 17

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Data Analysis (Cont)
3 respondents choose untreated illness during pregnancy.

8 respondents selected lack of adequate pre and post natal health care.

2 respondents picked untreated miscarriage.

17 respondents choose marriage at early age which was selected by

maximum respondents.

So, early marriage is the reason behind maternal mortality.

Data Analysis (Cont)
Do you think families in the rural area are more dependent on traditional then the modern delivery system?

3%
17% Yes, they are
No, they are not
No idea

80%
Data Analysis (Cont)
3% out of 100% respondents choose no idea as their preferable option

17% out of 100% respondents selected No, they are not as their option

80% out of 100% respondents picked Yes, they are which was
selected by maximum respondents.

So the families in the rural area are more depended on traditional then
the modern delivery system
Do you think psychological stress can be the one of the reasons of maternal death?

Maybe; 30%

Yes; 53%

No ; 17%

Yes No Maybe
Data Analysis (Cont)
17% out of 100% respondents choose NO as their preferable option

30% out of 100% respondents selected MAYBE as their preferable

option

53% out of 100% respondents picked YES which was selected by

maximum respondents

So psychological stress can be one of the reasons of maternal death

From your view point what can be the cause for a drop in maternal mortality rate within a decade in our nation?
18
18
16
14
12
10
8 3 4 5
6
4
2
0
Data Analysis (Cont)
3 respondent choose improved safe abortion practices

4 respondents selected improved birth spacing

5 respondent have choose improved maternal nutritional status

18 respondent have picked increased skill care during birth which was
selected by maximum respondents

So, increased skilled care during birth can be the cause for a drop in
maternal mortality rate with in a decade in our nation.
How do you think the government is playing its role to reduce maternal mortality rate?

12
10
8 12
6 9
7
4
2 2
0
Data Analysis (Cont)
2 respondents choose by launching professional well informed
advocacy group in all areas
7 respondents selected by organizing successful family
planning programs
9 respondents choose by providing free or low cost health care
services and transportation
12 respondent picked by educating and empowering women
and girls about maternal health issues, which was selected by
maximum respondents
So, empowering women and girls about maternal health issues
can be the role to reduce maternal mortality rate.
 According to you what actions can be taken to avoid future maternal deaths?

Improved training of medical stuff 5

Cost effectiveness medical services 10

Improved medical resources 12

Improved Professional practice of doctors 3

0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Data Analysis (Cont)
3 respondent choose improved professional practice of doctor

5 respondents selected improved training of medical stuff

10 respondents choose cost effectiveness medical services

12 respondents picked improved medical resources, which was selected by

maximum respondents

So, improved medical resources action can be taken to avoid future maternal
death.
Conclusion
Improving health sector with the economy

positive impact on the maternal mortality rate (MMR)

Minimization of factors by creating awareness, increasing family

support, and government initiatives

Insures proper pregnancy to delivery of a pregnant mother

Results falling of maternal mortality rate in Bangladesh