2. Objectives:
Discuss the factors of maternal mortality
How does this happen?
What are the barriers?
What is the ethical issue with maternal
mortality.
3. What is the issue?
In developing nations, women die at high
rates
Maternal mortality
99% of women who die in developing
countries
6. Access to services
Survey of 360,000 women
42countires
Sudan- 77.4%
Egypt- 34.6%
Why not seek services?
Education
Economics
7. Cultural Influence
Female circumcision
At least 100,00 women are circumcised
Birthing issues
Abortion
20 million unsafe abortions/year
60,000 to 1000,000 women die as a result
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