Global Maternal Health

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Table of Contents
A. Introduction...........................................................................................................................3
B. Social determinants of global maternal health......................................................................3
Analysis of the social determinant factors.............................................................................4
a. Socio economic background..............................................................................................4
b. Maternal education.............................................................................................................4
c. Gender inequality...............................................................................................................5
d. Social infrastructure...........................................................................................................5
e. Breakdown of marriage......................................................................................................6
f. Sexual assault......................................................................................................................6
C. Cultural Safety and Maternal Care........................................................................................6
a. Cultural awareness.............................................................................................................7
b. Sensitivity...........................................................................................................................7
c. Safety..................................................................................................................................7
d. Security..............................................................................................................................7
e. Humility..............................................................................................................................8
Recommended Strategies to Transform Practice.......................................................................8
a. Cultural safety strategy employment..................................................................................8
b. Highlight cases of violence against women.......................................................................8
c. Promoting micro financing projects...................................................................................9
d. Promote women education.................................................................................................9

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e. Promotion of women safety and security...........................................................................9
f. Promote government intervention......................................................................................9
Conclusion................................................................................................................................10
References................................................................................................................................11

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A. Introduction
The health of a woman has traversed through a vital epidemiological evolution over
the last few decades (Ricci, 2013). Maternal health management is the key aspect to
encompass safe guarding of various factors related to the well being of the mother, physical
and psychological, along with smoothening the transition and transformation of the mother
into a productive and fit member of the society.
The term maternal health refers to the health of the expecting mother, all through
pregnancy, health during childbirth followed by health monitoring six weeks, post partum.
This definition demeans the huge responsibility of a mother as it only focuses on the risks
associated with childbearing and childbirth (Souza et al., 2012). This exclusive focus on child
bearing risks demonstrates the incredible amount of inequity that affects a woman. Everyday
830 women die worldwide from preventable causes during childbirth and 99% of these
deaths occur in the developing countries (WHO, 2019). Wabiri et al., (2016) focuses the
growing inequities in maternal health in South Africa along with recording the increases
morbidity and mortality in unequal societies. Unplanned pregnancy, remote locations, lack of
access to an antenatal clinic and lack of presence of doctors during childbirth are of
maximum concerns amongst poor women (Wabiri et al., 2016).
B. Social determinants of global maternal health
Understanding the various social determinants and effectively intersecting
those factors with the healthcare available will lead to the progress of global maternal health.
The maternal health is regularly impacted negatively by a versatile range of factors that
depend on several socio cultural practices, deficiency in proper maternal education,
constrains of economic factors, and lack of proper infrastructure. The inadequacy of these