How To Avoid Still Birth Among Uneducated Women
Many women around the
world suffer the trauma of still birth which could be caused by lot of factors.
Still birth has been recorded mostly in developing countries where illiteracy
is the order of the day. Some of these developing countries are associated with
high poverty rate, lack of medical facility, lack of skilled and professional midwives
and high burden of infectious morbidities.
However aside the
characteristics associated with developing countries, the causes of stillbirths
cannot entirely be associated with the lack of proper medical equipments and
well trained medical personnel but rather can also be as a result of the
attitude of some pregnant women coupled with ignorance and cultural beliefs
which have been established as major factor militating against stillbirth
prevention and control.
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birth
The death of a child
includes both ante-partum and intra-partum death which are the largest
contributor to peri-natal mortality. Some
The main factors of still birth can either be maternal
factors or the contextual factors. Some of the maternal factors can be short
pregnancy interval, infections such as syphilis, obesity of the mother, alcohol
and malnutrition. While the contextual factor which includes lack of Access to
Antenatal Care, lack of well-trained and skilled medical personnel, poor socio-economic
status and environmental pollution.
No mother is happy losing her child for any reason; it is
usually a tragic experience for both the mother and the father. Studies have revealed
psychological trauma which reveals the emotional and health risks associated
with stillbirth experience.
However, peri-natal deaths are
preventable with optimal healthcare services, such as attendance and adequate antenatal
care during pregnancy, skilled healthcare personnel assistance during labour
and delivery, as well as adequate and proper care during the postpartum period.
What Is Still Birth?
Stillbirth is delivering a dead baby. It is a fetal death at or after
20-28 weeks of pregnancy. The child comes out without life in him/her.
Stillbirth, defined by
the World Health Organization is a baby born with no signs of life at or after
28 weeks gestation, is one of the most common adverse outcomes of
pregnancy, yet among the least studied.
How To Avoid Still Birth Among Uneducated
Women
With the prevailing causes of stillbirths like low or
over birth weight, uterine rupture, ante-partum haemorrhage and infections
associated with lack of proper care during pregnancy these cause can be
controlled and preventable. One of the many ways to prevent stillbirth is by
providing adequate medical facilities especially for those in the rural areas
and give pregnant women the access to antenatal care and skilled medical assistance
at birth. Secondly, the government of the country should try as much as
possible to improve the quality of health care services as well as improve on
the utilization and quality prenatal care.
Furthermore, the people especially the pregnant women should
be enlightened on the importance of antenatal care and proper personal care in pregnancy
to avoid complications that may be result to stillbirth. Enlightening the women
is very important especially rural dwellers with culture and traditions that deter
them from seeing or seeking for medical care and assistance during pregnancy. The
veil of ignorance can be torn through enlightenment and encouraging the education
of the girl child to further educate her in the complications that may arise
during pregnancy in order to avoid future reoccurrence.
The process towards reducing and prevention of maternal
and child mortality calls for a concerted and joint effort that must involve
all and sundry leaving out cultural and religious beliefs that militate against
medical assistance during pregnancy. In the effort of curbing and preventing
stillbirth it is also advisable to include some notable key intervention
organisations that have proved successful in curbing maternal and child
mortality globally. For example the child survival strategies which are
concerned with reducing child mortality rate around the world among others.
Conclusion
The rate of women illiteracy and ignorance is a major
factor that adversely affects maternal and child survival rates and is also
linked to early pregnancy. The women need to be aware of what is at stake if not
given proper medical care and attention. No woman deserve to lose her child for
it is only the woman who understands the pains of losing a child after carrying
the child for a long period in the womb. Therefore, women should have access to
ante-natal care
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