Giving birth to babies in developing nations tends to be life threatening. Literally every minute, a woman dies from avoidable complications caused by pregnancy – this adds up to approximately half a million fatalities per year. In Nigeria alone, maternal mortality rate reaches up to 3,200 women (number of mothers per 100,000 births dieing within 42 days after the childbirth); in Northern Nigeria , particularly in the project target area, this rate is even higher. The maternal mortality rate is even higher in areas where many women have many babies in short time spans under malnutrition, bad hygienically conditions and lacking access to medical treatment.
Therefore, the United Nations (UN) have defined “Maternal Health Care” as one of their top eight priorities for this millennium. As reliable members of the society, women and mothers play a vital role for the sustainable development of family life in African nations, although women often still lack of fundamental human rights such as the right of health and freedom from bodily harm. In many developing nations, women can neither benefit from the slowly improving economical situation, nor from available medical care. Therefore, it is a key objectives of many Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) to help improve the living conditions among the poorest members of the society.
Other than poverty, bad hygienical conditions and limited access to medical treatment, lacking enlightenment often is the primary cause for high mortality rates among babies (8-20 % in their first year of life) and mothers. 8-12 ‰ of child-bearing women between 13 and 49 of age die before, in or shortly after childbirth.
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