This is a well done short video on Women and Children’s Health. Watch it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74cUQepOnbQ.
Some points:
Millennium Development Goal # 4 Reduce child mortality by 2/3
Millennium Development Goal # 5 Reduce maternal mortality by 3/4 & achieve universal access to reproductive health services
360,000 women die giving birth each year — most preventable if medical attendant present and emergency services available
3 million babies die in the first month — they can be saved by skilled care during and after birth
8.1 children die every year before their 5th birthday: malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea — they can be helped by skilled/emergency care
16 million teens give birth every year — risky pregnancies. Prevent with reproductive education.
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