Factors Associated with Maternal Mortality in Nyakabande Subcounty, Kisoro District in Uganda

摘要

Pregnancy and childbirth should be viewed as a happy and joyous event but the majority of women who become pregnant experience pain, fear, suffering and even death. About one million women are estimated to get pregnant every year. Out of these, at least 1600 women die every day from pregnancy-related complications and childbirth. Of all maternal deaths that occur globally, 99% are in developing countries compared to 1% that occurs in developed countries (WHO, 1996; UNICEF 1996; CARE, 1998).