strategy
Promoting safe motherhood
Synonyms:
Popularizing maternal health issuesAdvocating maternal safety
Description:
Action to modify reproductive health behaviour to increase maternal safety; in particular to reduce the number of deaths from pregnancy-related causes and improve women's health generally.
Implementation:
In Bangladesh, Kenya, Thailand and other countries, governments, with assistance from donors, are supporting the work of traditional birth.
Broader:
Promoting healthProviding mother/child carePromoting women's public health issuesProtecting against health hazards of motherhoodStrengthening comprehensive health care for womenMaking the world a safer place Facilitates:
Reducing maternal mortality rates Facilitated by:
Affirming motherhoodEncouraging family planning schemesImproving social circumstances of motherhood Values:
HealthUnsafeSafetyMotherhood Organizations:
PATH Women's International Public Health Network Partnership for Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health International Association of Parents and Professionals for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth Subjects:
Communication → PromotionHealth Care → Health
Societal Problems → Safety
Society → Maternity, paternity
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
