Reducing maternal mortality and improving maternal health: Bangladesh and MDG 5.

摘要: Bangladesh is on its way to achieving the MDG 5 target of reducing maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters between 1990 and 2015, but annual rate decline needs triple. Although use skilled birth attendants has improved over past 15 years, it remains less than 20% as 2007 especially low among poor, uneducated rural women. Increasing numbers attendants, deploying them in teams facilities, improving access through messages antenatal care women, have potential increase such use. The caesarean sections increasing although not Strengthening appropriate quality emergency obstetric areas major challenge. other supportive services, including family planning delayed first birth, menstrual regulation, education are also important for 5.