ISSN 2326-7291
International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology ISSN 2326-7291 Vol. 4 (7), pp. 187-188, July, 2015. © International Scholars Journals
Review
Maternal Mortality in India: Problems and strategies
1Debalina Datta and 2Pratyay Pratim Datta
1Ph.D Scholar, Public Health, SaiNath University, Ranchi, India.
2Post Graduate Resident, Pharmacology, Hi-Tech Medical College, Bhubaneswar, India. Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected].
Accepted 21 July, 2015
Abstract
Any health or health related problem which affects a vast majority of people and hampers the progress of an area or nation or which damages normal lifestyle of people and moreover which is preventable at least to a certain extent, can be called a public health problem. In developing country like India, in the patriarchal society the social position of a vast majority of women is not up to the mark. This creates a dreadful public health problem as a result of high Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR).
Key words: Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), women, pregnancy, maternal mortality, health.