ESSAY ON: Maternal Mortality; Burkina Faso, Chad, Botswana and South Africa

Number of Pages 89

This research paper: This 89 page paper is a comprehensive in-depth review examining the literature concerning maternal mortality in Sub-Sahara Africa with specific attention to two countries with poor maternal mortality rates; Chad and Burkina Faso, and two countries where the rate has been improved; Botswana and South Africa. The papers starts by examining the extent of the problem in Sub-Sahara as a whole and then in the four countries chosen by looking at the profile of the countries and then quantifying the level and range of the problem in each of the countries. The next section of the paper examines the causes of the maternal deaths, looking at physical causes including, but not limited to, sepsis, haemorrhage, unsafe abortion and obstructed labour. In addition the social and political causes are also considered. The next section considers the interventions in Sub-Sahara Africa, including the Safe Motherhood Initiative (SMI) and each of the four countries including public policies and the way that interventions have taken pace. The paper ends with a comparison of the countries, a discussion and recommendations for the future. The bibliography cites 26 sources.


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