Inequalities cause reproductive deaths.

Abstract:

:A US organization, Population Action International, is reported in this article to have released findings on the health risks for women in 118 countries. Countries are ranked on 10 indicators, including such indicators as the number of births to women aged under 19 years, the availability of legal abortion, maternal mortality, and level of prenatal care. Italy, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden are identified as countries with low reproductive risk for women. The worst ranked countries are identified as Zaire, Angola, and Somalia. 21 countries were placed in the high risk group, of which only two, Haiti and Afghanistan, are not located in Africa. Editorial comment in the report is described in this article as reflecting the position that countries fail in investing in women's health, with devastating consequences. Some poor countries, such as Cuba, Tunisia, and Costa Rica, are cited for their investments in health care and family planning. The report is described as asserting that low status also prevents women from maintaining good health. Both access to reproductive health services and changing social norms supporting traditional roles in early and frequent childbearing are important to women's improved health status. It is also important for women to have educational and economic opportunities. Population Action International is seeking greater foreign aid contributions for family planning services in developing countries, emergency care in childbirth, health education, AIDS education, and access to safe abortion services.

journal_name

BMJ

authors

Dillner L

doi

10.1136/bmj.311.6998.147a

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1995-07-15 00:00:00

pages

147-8

issue

6998

eissn

0959-8138

issn

1756-1833

journal_volume

311

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