tailieunhanh - WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN THE MIDDKE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

In low- and middle-income countries, complications from pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death among girls aged 15 to 19. And in 2008, there were an estimated three million unsafe abortions among girls in this age group. The adverse effects of adolescent childbearing also extend to the health of their infants. Perinatal deaths are 50% higher among babies born to mothers under 20 years of age than among those born to mothers aged 20 to 29. The newborns of adolescent mothers are also more likely to have low birth weight, with the risk of long-term effects | WOMEN S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA by Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi About half of the 10 million women who give birth every year in the Middle East and North Africa MENA experience some kind of complication with more than 1 million of them suffering from serious injuries that could lead to long-term Millions more experience other reproductive health problems such as reproductive tract These problems harm not just women but also children and families affecting the quality of life in the region and impeding long-term economic and social development. Although there is considerable variation in the region MENA countries continue to face major challenges to meeting women s reproductive health needs including the poor quality of health services widespread ignorance about reproductive health issues financial constraints due to competing priorities and continuing gender Women s reproductive health problems which are often preventable are compounded by social and economic conditions and gender roles. MENA governments failure to address women s reproductive health needs increases both health care costs and social inequalities. Background In 1994 delegates at the UN International Conference on Population and Development ICPD in Cairo agreed on a definition for the term reproductive health see Box 1 page 2 . The participating governments agreed that family planning should be provided in the context of reproductive rights and reproductive health care and that population policies should address social development by going beyond family planning especially by encouraging the advancement of women. National governments and the international community have increasingly adopted language supporting reproductive health but reorienting policies and programs has been more challenging. Since the Cairo conference a common set of indicators for monitoring progress on reproductive Photo removed for copyright reasons. Improving .

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