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Safe Mother HD Gen DR
Safe Mother HD Gen DR
Safe Motherhood
IGWG Training Taskforce:
Gender and Safe Motherhood
Safe Motherhood Basics
Childbirth: life-threatening risk for
women in the developing world
Obstructed
Labor
Other Indirect
8%
Infection Causes
8% 25%
Other Direct
Causes
11%
Eclampsia
13% Severe Bleeding
21%
Unsafe Abortion
14%
The three deadly delays
– Women
– Poor nutrition
• Girls
• Pregnant women
– Early marriage
• Pregnancy-related deaths are the leading cause of mortality for
15–19 year-old girls worldwide.
Gender-related barriers to safe
motherhood (cont.)
Gender-based violence
• Use of contraception
Gender-related barriers to safe
motherhood (cont.)
• Individuals
• Couples
• Policies
Safe motherhood related
to women’s status