WhY Skilled Birth Attendants Matter...WhY Skilled Birth Attendants Matter MOST MATERNAL AND NEWBORN...
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WhY Skilled Birth Attendants Matter MOST MATERNAL AND NEWBORN DEATHS OCCUR IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS AFTER BIRTH, 1 AND 99% ARE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. APPROXIMATELY 800 WOMEN DIE EVERY DAY FROM PREVENTABLE CAUSES RELATED TO PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2 In 2012, 40 million births in developing regions were not attended by skilled health personnel. 3 IN AFRICA, THERE ARE ONLY TWO TRAINED HEALTH WORKERS FOR EVERY 1,000 PEOPLE. IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, THERE ARE FOUR. A skilled birth attendant, such as a midwife, is educated and trained to proficiency in the skills needed to manage: referral of women and newborns with complications newborn health pregnancies and labor childbirth family planning 1. Skilled Birth Attendants World Health Organization. 2015 2. Maternal Mortality World Health Organization. 2015 3. United Nations, MDG Report, 2014 4. UNFPA, State of the World’s Midwifery Report, 2014 5. “A Universal Truth: No Health Without a Workforce”. WHO. 2013 6. Ibid 7. Global Atlas of the Health Workforce, World Health Organization. WHO 2011 8. “Ending Newborn Deaths: Ensuring Every Baby Survives. Save the Children”. 2014 9. “Delivering Hope and Saving Lives: Investing in Midwifery”. UNFPA. 2012 /1000 /1000 Skilled Birth Attendants Improve Maternal and Newborn Survival Skilled Birth Attendants The Champions of Maternal and Newborn Health THIS IS FAR SHORT OF WHAT IS NEEDED TO MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN. 7 BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF WELL-TRAINED AND SUPPORTED SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTS IN THE 73 COUNTRIES WHERE MOST MATERNAL AND NEWBORN DEATHS OCCUR. 4 SAVE MILLIONS OF LIVES EACH YEAR A skilled birth attendant (SBA) is a midwife, physician, obstetrician, nurse or other health care professional who provides essential and emergency health care services to women and their newborns during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. The current deficit of doctors, nurses and midwives is about 7.2 million 5 and by 2035 the global deficit of skilled professionals will grow to about 12.9 million. 6 CURRENT 7.2 M 12.9 M 2035 for INVEST IN SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDENTS UNLOCK BETTER HEALTH WOMEN AND CHILDREN supportive policies that enable SBAs to provide a range of quality services (especially for emergencies) and provide them adequate professional and legal support well-equipped and fully-staffed facilities with sufficient medicines and supplies to provide respectful, quality care Skilled birth attendantS have the greatest impact when they have… competency-based clinical training and mentorship reduce newborn deaths by 43% 8 43% prevent two-thirds of all maternal deaths 9 2/3 Supporting and Training SBA s With Basic Life-Saving Competencies Can:
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WhY Skilled BirthAttendants Matter
MOST MATERNAL AND NEWBORN DEATHS OCCUR IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS AFTER BIRTH,1
AND 99% ARE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
APPROXIMATELY 800 WOMEN DIE EVERY DAY
FROM PREVENTABLE CAUSES RELATED TO
PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH.2
In 2012, 40 million births in developing regions
were not attended by skilled health personnel.3
IN AFRICA, THERE ARE ONLY TWO TRAINED HEALTH
WORKERS FOR EVERY 1,000 PEOPLE. IN SOUTHEAST ASIA,
THERE ARE FOUR.
A skilled birth attendant, such as a midwife, is educated and trained to proficiency in the skills needed to manage:
referral of women andnewborns with complications
newborn health
pregnancies and labor
childbirth
family planning
1. Skilled Birth Attendants World Health Organization. 2015
2. Maternal Mortality World Health Organization. 2015
3. United Nations, MDG Report, 2014
4. UNFPA, State of the World’s Midwifery Report, 2014
5. “A Universal Truth: No Health Without a Workforce”. WHO. 2013
6. Ibid
7. Global Atlas of the Health Workforce, World Health Organization. WHO 2011
8. “Ending Newborn Deaths: Ensuring Every Baby Survives. Save the Children”. 2014
9. “Delivering Hope and Saving Lives: Investing in Midwifery”. UNFPA. 2012
/1000
/1000
Skilled Birth Attendants Improve Maternaland Newborn Survival
Skilled Birth Attendants The Champions of Maternal and Newborn Health
THIS IS FAR SHORT OF WHAT IS NEEDED TO MEET
THE HEALTH NEEDS OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN.7
BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF WELL-TRAINED AND SUPPORTED SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTS IN
THE 73 COUNTRIES WHERE MOST MATERNAL AND NEWBORN DEATHS OCCUR.4
SAVE MILLIONS OF LIVES EACH YEAR
A skilled birth attendant (SBA) is a midwife, physician,
obstetrician, nurse or other health care professional who
provides essential and emergency health care services to
women and their newborns during pregnancy, childbirth and
the postpartum period.
The current deficit of doctors, nurses and midwives is
about 7.2 million5 and by 2035 the global deficit of
skilled professionals will grow to about 12.9 million.6
CURRENT
7.2 M 12.9 M
2035
for
I N V E S T I N S K I L L E D B I R T H AT T E N D E N T S
UNLOCK BETTER HEALTH WOMEN AND CHILDREN
supportive policies that enableSBAs to provide a range of quality
services (especially for emergencies) and provide them adequate
professional and legal support
well-equipped and fully-sta�edfacilities with su�cient medicines
and supplies to providerespectful, quality care
Skilled birth attendantS have the greatest impact
when they have…
competency-based clinicaltraining and mentorship
reduce newborn deathsby 43%8
43%
prevent two-thirds of allmaternal deaths9
2/3
Supporting and Training SBAs With Basic
Life-Saving Competencies Can:
