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    Maternal, newborn, and child health is a major issue in the Philippines. Around 11 mothers die from pregnancy-related causes every day, which could often be prevented with a better healthcare system. Leading causes of maternal death include post-partum hemorrhage, hypertension during pregnancy, abortion complications, and obstructed labor. Monitoring programs play a key role in addressing these issues and helping the Philippines achieve UN Millennium Development Goals. Skilled birth attendance, access to emergency obstetric care, and postpartum visits have been shown to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. National laws have also been passed to support maternal and child health initiatives.

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    Maternal, newborn, and child health is a major issue in the Philippines. Around 11 mothers die from pregnancy-related causes every day, which could often be prevented with a better healthcare system. Leading causes of maternal death include post-partum hemorrhage, hypertension during pregnancy, abortion complications, and obstructed labor. Monitoring programs play a key role in addressing these issues and helping the Philippines achieve UN Millennium Development Goals. Skilled birth attendance, access to emergency obstetric care, and postpartum visits have been shown to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. National laws have also been passed to support maternal and child health initiatives.

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    Maternal and Child Monitoring

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    Maternal, newborn, and child health is a major issue in the Philippines. Around 11 mothers die from pregnancy-related causes every day, which could often be prevented with a better healthcare system. Leading causes of maternal death include post-partum hemorrhage, hypertension during pregnancy, abortion complications, and obstructed labor. Monitoring programs play a key role in addressing these issues and helping the Philippines achieve UN Millennium Development Goals. Skilled birth attendance, access to emergency obstetric care, and postpartum visits have been shown to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. National laws have also been passed to support maternal and child health initiatives.

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    Monitoring Maternal,

    Newborn and Child Health

    By: Joan M. Venida


    Introduction
    In the Philippines, 3.4 million pregnancies occur every year, half are
    unintended, one-third of which end in abortions. An estimated 11
    mothers die of pregnancy-related causes every day, most of these deaths
    could have been avoided in a properly functioning health care delivery
    system. Maternal health conditions are the leading causes of burden of
    disease among women.
    Leading direct causes of maternal deaths
    • Post-partum hemorrhage
    • Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
    • Abortion related complications
    • Obstructed labor
    Due to these reasons, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system in health
    programs play a crucial role in addressing the issue of maternal, newborn
    and child health and nutrition (MNCHN) for the Philippines to achieve
    Millennium Development Goals (Reduce child mortality) and (Improve
    maternal health).
    Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Nutrition in the Philippines
    The quality of care that both mother and newborn receive during pregnancy,
    at delivery, and in the early postnatal period is essential to ensuring
    women remain healthy and that children get a strong start.
    Facts on maternal; and neonatal health in the Philippines:
     160 women for every 100,000 births die.
     Roughly over 11 women die every day.
     7 out of 10 deaths occur at child birth or within a day after delivery.
     4 out of 10 deaths are due to complications and widespread infections
     For every death, 40 more women get sick.
     8 out of 10 births in rural areas are delivered outside a health facility.

    International Conference on Population and Development


    Three evidence based approaches to maternal and neonatal mortality
    reduction have been recommended by UN agencies (i.e. WHO, UNICEF
    and the UNFPA) to address or avoid the delays in service delivery:
    1. All women must have access to reproductive health services, including
    contraception to determine the number and spacing of their children.
    2. Antenatal care, all deliveries, and post partum care must be attended by
    skilled birth attendant with timely access to quality emergency obstetric
    and newborn care, when needed.
    3. All mothers and newborns must benefit postpartum visits.

    National laws and issuances that support maternal and child health
    interventions and services in particular, and public health affecting
    maternal and child health in general.
     Newborn Screening Law (RA 9288);
     An Act Increasing Maternity Benefits in Favor of Women Workers in the
    Private Sector (RA 7322);
     Magna Carta of Public Health Workers (RA 7305);
     Barangay Health Workers’ Benefits and Incentives Act of 1995 (RA 7883);
     The Paternity Leave Act of 1995 (RA 8187);
     Philippine Midwifery Act of 1992 (RA 7392).
    Promotion of Breastfeeding program / Mother and Baby Friendly Hospital
    Initiative
    Realizing optimal maternal and child health nutrition is the ultimate concern
    of the Promotion of Breastfeeding Program. Thus, exclusive breastfeeding
    in the first four to six months after birth is encouraged as well as
    enforcement of legal mandates.
    Maternal Monitoring Book
    Baby Monitoring Book
    Conclusion
    The health of women and their newborns and children are inextricably
    entwined. Neonatal deaths are frequently the result of poor maternal
    health, inadequate care during pregnancy, inappropriate management of
    complications during pregnancy and delivery, poor hygiene during delivery
    and the first critical hours after birth, and lack of newborn care. Several
    factors such as women’s status in society, their nutritional status at the
    time of conception, early childbearing, frequent and closely spaced
    pregnancies, and harmful practices are deeply rooted in the cultural fabric
    of societies and interact in ways that are not always clearly understood.
    Government must be committed to support health programs of health-
    system administration at the national and local levels.

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